Conch apple vs Scaled Fruiteater

Passiflora maliformis compared with Ampelioides tschudii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Conch apple	Scaled Fruiteater
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Passifloraceae	Cotingidae
Genus	Passiflora	Ampelioides
Species	Passiflora maliformis	Ampelioides tschudii

Conservation Status

Conch apple

LC — Least Concern

Scaled Fruiteater

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Conch apple	Scaled Fruiteater
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Conch apple

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Oceanian realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC)), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (Chile, Colombia).

Scaled Fruiteater

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

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.