New Guinea-teak vs Scaled Fruiteater

Vitex cofassus compared with Ampelioides tschudii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	New Guinea-teak	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	Vitex	Ampelioides
Species	Vitex cofassus	Ampelioides tschudii

Conservation Status

New Guinea-teak

LC — Least Concern

Scaled Fruiteater

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	New Guinea-teak	Scaled Fruiteater
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

New Guinea-teak

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.