Mintweed vs Scaled Fruiteater

Salvia reflexa compared with Ampelioides tschudii

Key Differences

• Mintweed is Not Evaluated while Scaled Fruiteater is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mintweed	Scaled Fruiteater
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Lamiaceae	Cotingidae
Genus	Salvia	Ampelioides
Species	Salvia reflexa	Ampelioides tschudii

Conservation Status

Mintweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Scaled Fruiteater

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mintweed	Scaled Fruiteater
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mintweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa, Zimbabwe), Asia (Japan), Europe (16 countries), North America (Canada), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway