Black-cheeked Mountain-Tanager vs Needle Rust

Anisognathus melanogenys compared with Chrysomyxa ledi

Key Differences

Black-cheeked Mountain-Tanager is Least Concern while Needle Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-cheeked Mountain-Tanager	Needle Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Thraupidae	Coleosporiaceae
Genus	Anisognathus	Chrysomyxa
Species	Anisognathus melanogenys	Chrysomyxa ledi

Conservation Status

Black-cheeked Mountain-Tanager

LC — Least Concern

Needle Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-cheeked Mountain-Tanager	Needle Rust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-cheeked Mountain-Tanager

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Norway.

Needle Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (United States).

Black-cheeked Mountain-Tanager

The Black-cheeked Mountain-Tanager (Anisognathus melanogenys) is a species in the genus Anisognathus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments. Distributed across Colombia and Norway.