Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager vs Foxtail Smut

Anisognathus somptuosus compared with Urocystis alopecuri

Key Differences

• Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager is Least Concern while Foxtail Smut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager	Foxtail Smut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Urocystidales (Urocystidales)
Family	Thraupidae	Urocystidaceae
Genus	Anisognathus	Urocystis
Species	Anisognathus somptuosus	Urocystis alopecuri

Conservation Status

Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager

LC — Least Concern

Foxtail Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager	Foxtail Smut
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.

Foxtail Smut

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Sweden.

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.