Black-cheeked Mountain-Tanager vs Upper Crust

Anisognathus melanogenys compared with Amaurodon cyaneus

Key Differences

Black-cheeked Mountain-Tanager is Least Concern while Upper Crust is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-cheeked Mountain-Tanager	Upper Crust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Thraupidae	Thelephoraceae
Genus	Anisognathus	Amaurodon
Species	Anisognathus melanogenys	Amaurodon cyaneus

Conservation Status

Black-cheeked Mountain-Tanager

LC — Least Concern

Upper Crust

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-cheeked Mountain-Tanager	Upper Crust
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.

Upper Crust

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.