Pheasant's-eye vs Scaled Fruiteater

Adonis annua compared with Ampelioides tschudii

Key Differences

• Pheasant's-eye is Extinct while Scaled Fruiteater is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pheasant's-eye	Scaled Fruiteater
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Ranunculaceae	Cotingidae
Genus	Adonis	Ampelioides
Species	Adonis annua	Ampelioides tschudii

Conservation Status

Pheasant's-eye

EX — Extinct

Scaled Fruiteater

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pheasant's-eye	Scaled Fruiteater
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Pheasant's-eye

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (17 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

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