Beach Sunflower vs Scaled Fruiteater

Helianthus debilis compared with Ampelioides tschudii

Key Differences

Beach Sunflower is Not Evaluated while Scaled Fruiteater is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beach Sunflower	Scaled Fruiteater
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Cotingidae
Genus	Helianthus (Sunflowers)	Ampelioides
Species	Helianthus debilis	Ampelioides tschudii

Conservation Status

Beach Sunflower

NE — Not Evaluated

Scaled Fruiteater

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beach Sunflower	Scaled Fruiteater
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beach Sunflower

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India, South Korea), Europe (9 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Scaled Fruiteater

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Beach Sunflower

The Beach Sunflower (Helianthus debilis) is a species in the genus Helianthus. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.