Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager vs Fishtail Cup

Anisognathus somptuosus compared with Gyromitra leucoxantha

Key Differences

• Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager is Least Concern while Fishtail Cup is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager	Fishtail Cup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Thraupidae	Discinaceae
Genus	Anisognathus	Gyromitra
Species	Anisognathus somptuosus	Gyromitra leucoxantha

Conservation Status

Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager

LC — Least Concern

Fishtail Cup

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager	Fishtail Cup
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.

Fishtail Cup

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered 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.