Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager vs Button Dodder

Anisognathus somptuosus compared with Cuscuta cephalanthi

Key Differences

• Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager is Least Concern while Button Dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager	Button 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 somptuosus	Cuscuta cephalanthi

Conservation Status

Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager

LC — Least Concern

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager	Button Dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Button Dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager

Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager (Anisognathus somptuosus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Button Dodder

The Button Dodder (Cuscuta cephalanthi) is a species in the genus Cuscuta. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.