Lacrimose Mountain-Tanager vs Shadowed Waxcap

Anisognathus lacrymosus compared with Hygrocybe phaeococcinea

Key Differences

Lacrimose Mountain-Tanager is Least Concern while Shadowed Waxcap is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lacrimose Mountain-Tanager	Shadowed Waxcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Thraupidae	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Anisognathus	Hygrocybe
Species	Anisognathus lacrymosus	Hygrocybe phaeococcinea

Conservation Status

Lacrimose Mountain-Tanager

LC — Least Concern

Shadowed Waxcap

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lacrimose Mountain-Tanager	Shadowed Waxcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lacrimose Mountain-Tanager

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Shadowed Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.