Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager vs flax dodder

Anisognathus somptuosus compared with Cuscuta epilinum

Key Differences

• Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager is Least Concern while flax dodder is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager	flax dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (นก)	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)
Order	Passeriformes (นกเกาะคอน)	Solanales (อันดับมะเขือ)
Family	Thraupidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Anisognathus	Cuscuta
Species	Anisognathus somptuosus	Cuscuta epilinum

Conservation Status

Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager

LC — Least Concern

flax dodder

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager	flax dodder
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.

flax dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC)), Asia (5 countries), Europe (20 countries), North America (Canada, United States), 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway