Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager vs Veined Shield

Anisognathus somptuosus compared with Pluteus thomsonii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager	Veined Shield
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Thraupidae	Pluteaceae
Genus	Anisognathus	Pluteus
Species	Anisognathus somptuosus	Pluteus thomsonii

Conservation Status

Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager

LC — Least Concern

Veined Shield

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager	Veined Shield
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.

Veined Shield

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and South America (Brazil).

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.