Forest Toad-tree vs Scaled Fruiteater

Tabernaemontana ventricosa compared with Ampelioides tschudii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forest Toad-tree	Scaled Fruiteater
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Apocynaceae	Cotingidae
Genus	Tabernaemontana	Ampelioides
Species	Tabernaemontana ventricosa	Ampelioides tschudii

Conservation Status

Forest Toad-tree

LC — Least Concern

Scaled Fruiteater

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Forest Toad-tree	Scaled Fruiteater
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Forest Toad-tree

Habitat

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

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.