Pacific Mountain-Ash vs Scaled Fruiteater

Sorbus sitchensis compared with Ampelioides tschudii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pacific Mountain-Ash	Scaled Fruiteater
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Cotingidae
Genus	Sorbus	Ampelioides
Species	Sorbus sitchensis	Ampelioides tschudii

Conservation Status

Pacific Mountain-Ash

LC — Least Concern

Scaled Fruiteater

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pacific Mountain-Ash	Scaled Fruiteater
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Pacific Mountain-Ash

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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.