Devil-thorn vs Lacrimose Mountain-Tanager

Echinocereus pseudopectinatus compared with Anisognathus lacrymosus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil-thorn	Lacrimose Mountain-Tanager
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Cactaceae	Thraupidae
Genus	Echinocereus	Anisognathus
Species	Echinocereus pseudopectinatus	Anisognathus lacrymosus

Conservation Status

Devil-thorn

LC — Least Concern

Lacrimose Mountain-Tanager

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil-thorn	Lacrimose Mountain-Tanager
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil-thorn

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Lacrimose Mountain-Tanager

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Lacrimose Mountain-Tanager (Anisognathus lacrymosus) 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.