Pink Discus vs Scaled Fruiteater

Aleurodiscus wakefieldiae compared with Ampelioides tschudii

Key Differences

• Pink Discus is Not Evaluated while Scaled Fruiteater is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pink Discus	Scaled Fruiteater
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Stereaceae	Cotingidae
Genus	Aleurodiscus	Ampelioides
Species	Aleurodiscus wakefieldiae	Ampelioides tschudii

Conservation Status

Pink Discus

NE — Not Evaluated

Scaled Fruiteater

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pink Discus	Scaled Fruiteater
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Pink Discus

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Taiwan.

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