Ceylon-olive vs Scaled Fruiteater

Elaeocarpus serratus compared with Ampelioides tschudii

Key Differences

• Ceylon-olive is Not Evaluated while Scaled Fruiteater is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon-olive	Scaled Fruiteater
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Oxalidales (Oxalidales)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Elaeocarpaceae	Cotingidae
Genus	Elaeocarpus	Ampelioides
Species	Elaeocarpus serratus	Ampelioides tschudii

Conservation Status

Ceylon-olive

NE — Not Evaluated

Scaled Fruiteater

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon-olive	Scaled Fruiteater
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon-olive

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Mauritius, and Taiwan.

Scaled Fruiteater

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Ceylon-olive

The Ceylon-Olive (Elaeocarpus serratus) is a species in the genus Elaeocarpus. Distributed across Brazil, Mauritius, and Taiwan.

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.