Black-cheeked Mountain-Tanager vs Tar spot

Anisognathus melanogenys compared with Phyllachora maydis

Key Differences

• Black-cheeked Mountain-Tanager is Least Concern while Tar spot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-cheeked Mountain-Tanager	Tar spot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Phyllachorales (Phyllachorales)
Family	Thraupidae	Phyllachoraceae
Genus	Anisognathus	Phyllachora
Species	Anisognathus melanogenys	Phyllachora maydis

Conservation Status

Black-cheeked Mountain-Tanager

LC — Least Concern

Tar spot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-cheeked Mountain-Tanager	Tar spot
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.

Tar spot

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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.