Panama tree vs Scaled Fruiteater

Sterculia apetala compared with Ampelioides tschudii

Key Differences

• Panama tree is Not Evaluated while Scaled Fruiteater is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Panama tree	Scaled Fruiteater
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Malvaceae	Cotingidae
Genus	Sterculia	Ampelioides
Species	Sterculia apetala	Ampelioides tschudii

Conservation Status

Panama tree

NE — Not Evaluated

Scaled Fruiteater

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Panama tree	Scaled Fruiteater
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Panama tree

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India), North America (5 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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:

🇨🇴 Colombia