Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager vs Cramp Balls

Anisognathus somptuosus compared with Daldinia concentrica

Key Differences

Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager is Least Concern while Cramp Balls is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager	Cramp Balls
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Xylariales (Xylariales)
Family	Thraupidae	Hypoxylaceae
Genus	Anisognathus	Daldinia
Species	Anisognathus somptuosus	Daldinia concentrica

Conservation Status

Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager

LC — Least Concern

Cramp Balls

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager	Cramp Balls
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.

Cramp Balls

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.