Balloon vine vs Scaled Fruiteater

Cardiospermum halicacabum compared with Ampelioides tschudii

Key Differences

Balloon vine is Not Evaluated while Scaled Fruiteater is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balloon vine	Scaled Fruiteater
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Sapindaceae	Cotingidae
Genus	Cardiospermum	Ampelioides
Species	Cardiospermum halicacabum	Ampelioides tschudii

Conservation Status

Balloon vine

NE — Not Evaluated

Scaled Fruiteater

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balloon vine	Scaled Fruiteater
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balloon vine

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including flooded grasslands and savannas, deserts and xeric shrublands, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (7 countries), Europe (12 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Scaled Fruiteater

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Balloon vine

The Balloon vine (Cardiospermum halicacabum) is a species in the genus Cardiospermum. Found across multiple habitat types including flooded grasslands and savannas, deserts and xeric shrublands, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Scaled Fruiteater

Scaled Fruiteater (Ampelioides tschudii) 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.