Devil's backbone vs Lacrimose Mountain-Tanager

Kalanchoe daigremontiana compared with Anisognathus lacrymosus

Key Differences

• Devil's backbone is Not Evaluated while Lacrimose Mountain-Tanager is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's backbone	Lacrimose Mountain-Tanager
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Saxifragales (Saxifragales)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Crassulaceae	Thraupidae
Genus	Kalanchoe	Anisognathus
Species	Kalanchoe daigremontiana	Anisognathus lacrymosus

Conservation Status

Devil's backbone

NE — Not Evaluated

Lacrimose Mountain-Tanager

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's backbone	Lacrimose Mountain-Tanager
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil's backbone

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius, South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Italy, Portugal, Spain), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands), and South America (Colombia, Peru, Venezuela).

Lacrimose Mountain-Tanager

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Lacrimose Mountain-Tanager

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇻🇪 Venezuela