Black-cheeked Mountain-Tanager vs Thyme Plume

Anisognathus melanogenys compared with Merrifieldia leucodactyla

Key Differences

Black-cheeked Mountain-Tanager is Least Concern while Thyme Plume is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-cheeked Mountain-Tanager	Thyme Plume
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Thraupidae	Pterophoridae
Genus	Anisognathus	Merrifieldia
Species	Anisognathus melanogenys	Merrifieldia leucodactyla

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-cheeked Mountain-Tanager and Thyme Plume share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

View Kingdom: Animalia

Conservation Status

Black-cheeked Mountain-Tanager

LC — Least Concern

Thyme Plume

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-cheeked Mountain-Tanager	Thyme Plume
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.

Thyme Plume

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate coniferous forests, and temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, among 8 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria, Morocco), Asia (7 countries), and Europe (35 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.