Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain vs Scaled Fruiteater

Heteranthera dubia compared with Ampelioides tschudii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain	Scaled Fruiteater
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Commelinales (Commelinales)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Pontederiaceae	Cotingidae
Genus	Heteranthera	Ampelioides
Species	Heteranthera dubia	Ampelioides tschudii

Conservation Status

Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain

LC — Least Concern

Scaled Fruiteater

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain	Scaled Fruiteater
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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.