Black-faced Tanager vs Evoron Vole

Schistochlamys melanopis compared with Microtus evoronensis

Key Differences

• Black-faced Tanager is Least Concern while Evoron Vole is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-faced Tanager	Evoron Vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Thraupidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Schistochlamys	Microtus
Species	Schistochlamys melanopis	Microtus evoronensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-faced Tanager and Evoron Vole share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Black-faced Tanager

LC — Least Concern

Evoron Vole

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-faced Tanager	Evoron Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-faced Tanager

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Evoron Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black-faced Tanager

A medium-sized tanager with a distinctive black face mask contrasting with grey-white body plumage, black-faced tanagers inhabit forest edges, secondary woodland, cerrado, and open scrub across a broad range from Colombia and Venezuela south through the Guianas and Brazil. They are adaptable birds tolerant of disturbed and degraded habitats, foraging on fruit, berries, and insects in pairs and small groups. Listed as Least Concern and among the more common tanagers in disturbed habitats across northern South America.