Red-Fruited Pixie Cup vs Scaled Fruiteater

Cladonia pleurota compared with Ampelioides tschudii

Key Differences

Red-Fruited Pixie Cup is Data Deficient while Scaled Fruiteater is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Red-Fruited Pixie Cup	Scaled Fruiteater
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Cladoniaceae	Cotingidae
Genus	Cladonia	Ampelioides
Species	Cladonia pleurota	Ampelioides tschudii

Conservation Status

Red-Fruited Pixie Cup

DD — Data Deficient

Scaled Fruiteater

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Red-Fruited Pixie Cup	Scaled Fruiteater
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Red-Fruited Pixie Cup

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, 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.