Fringed Cup vs Scaled Fruiteater

Encoelia fimbriata compared with Ampelioides tschudii

Key Differences

Fringed Cup is Not Evaluated while Scaled Fruiteater is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fringed Cup	Scaled Fruiteater
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Helotiales (Helotiales)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Cenangiaceae	Cotingidae
Genus	Encoelia	Ampelioides
Species	Encoelia fimbriata	Ampelioides tschudii

Conservation Status

Fringed Cup

NE — Not Evaluated

Scaled Fruiteater

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fringed Cup	Scaled Fruiteater
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fringed Cup

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.