Black-cheeked Mountain-Tanager vs Veatch's dodder

Anisognathus melanogenys compared with Cuscuta veatchii

Key Differences

• Black-cheeked Mountain-Tanager is Least Concern while Veatch's dodder is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-cheeked Mountain-Tanager	Veatch's dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Thraupidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Anisognathus	Cuscuta
Species	Anisognathus melanogenys	Cuscuta veatchii

Conservation Status

Black-cheeked Mountain-Tanager

LC — Least Concern

Veatch's dodder

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-cheeked Mountain-Tanager	Veatch's dodder
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.

Veatch's dodder

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.