Rainforest Brown vs Scaled Fruiteater

Cassionympha cassius compared with Ampelioides tschudii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Rainforest Brown	Scaled Fruiteater
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Cotingidae
Genus	Cassionympha	Ampelioides
Species	Cassionympha cassius	Ampelioides tschudii

Evolutionary Relationship

Rainforest Brown and Scaled Fruiteater share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Rainforest Brown

LC — Least Concern

Scaled Fruiteater

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Rainforest Brown	Scaled Fruiteater
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Rainforest Brown

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.