Purple Pinwheel vs Scaled Fruiteater

Marasmius haematocephalus compared with Ampelioides tschudii

Key Differences

Purple Pinwheel is Not Evaluated while Scaled Fruiteater is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Purple Pinwheel	Scaled Fruiteater
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Marasmiaceae	Cotingidae
Genus	Marasmius	Ampelioides
Species	Marasmius haematocephalus	Ampelioides tschudii

Conservation Status

Purple Pinwheel

NE — Not Evaluated

Scaled Fruiteater

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Purple Pinwheel	Scaled Fruiteater
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Purple Pinwheel

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and 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.