Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager vs

Anisognathus somptuosus compared with Nostoc sphaericum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Cyanobacteria (Cyanobacteria)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Cyanobacteriia
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Cyanobacteriales
Family	Thraupidae	Nostocaceae
Genus	Anisognathus	Nostoc
Species	Anisognathus somptuosus	Nostoc sphaericum

Conservation Status

Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager
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.

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway 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.

Nostoc sphaericum is a colonial, nitrogen-fixing cyanobacterium in the family Nostocaceae, forming gelatinous spherical or irregular colonies visible to the naked eye. It inhabits moist soils, rocks, and freshwater environments, often forming conspicuous blobs after rainfall.