Devil's Shoestring vs Scaled Fruiteater

Tephrosia angustissima compared with Ampelioides tschudii

Key Differences

• Devil's Shoestring is Endangered while Scaled Fruiteater is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Shoestring	Scaled Fruiteater
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Fabaceae	Cotingidae
Genus	Tephrosia	Ampelioides
Species	Tephrosia angustissima	Ampelioides tschudii

Conservation Status

Devil's Shoestring

EN — Endangered

Scaled Fruiteater

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Shoestring	Scaled Fruiteater
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil's Shoestring

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found in Cuba. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Scaled Fruiteater

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

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.