false pepperwort vs Scaled Fruiteater

Marsilea crenata compared with Ampelioides tschudii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	false pepperwort	Scaled Fruiteater
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Salviniales (Salviniales)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Marsileaceae	Cotingidae
Genus	Marsilea	Ampelioides
Species	Marsilea crenata	Ampelioides tschudii

Conservation Status

false pepperwort

LC — Least Concern

Scaled Fruiteater

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	false pepperwort	Scaled Fruiteater
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

false pepperwort

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Indonesia.

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.