Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager vs Taita Apalis

Anisognathus igniventris compared with Apalis fuscigularis

Key Differences

• Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager is Least Concern while Taita Apalis is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager	Taita Apalis
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order same	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Thraupidae	Cisticolidae
Genus	Anisognathus	Apalis
Species	Anisognathus igniventris	Apalis fuscigularis

Evolutionary Relationship

Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager and Taita Apalis share a common ancestor at the Order level: Passeriformes. (Songbirds)

Conservation Status

Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager

LC — Least Concern

Taita Apalis

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager	Taita Apalis
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Taita Apalis

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Kenya. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager

Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager (Anisognathus igniventris) 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.