Keeled wormseed vs Scaled Fruiteater

Dysphania carinata compared with Ampelioides tschudii

Key Differences

Keeled wormseed is Not Evaluated while Scaled Fruiteater is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Keeled wormseed	Scaled Fruiteater
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Amaranthaceae	Cotingidae
Genus	Dysphania	Ampelioides
Species	Dysphania carinata	Ampelioides tschudii

Conservation Status

Keeled wormseed

NE — Not Evaluated

Scaled Fruiteater

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Keeled wormseed	Scaled Fruiteater
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Keeled wormseed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa, Zimbabwe), Asia (India, Saudi Arabia), Europe (4 countries), and North America (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.