Round-Leaf Wintergreen vs Scaled Fruiteater

Pyrola rotundifolia compared with Ampelioides tschudii

Key Differences

• Round-Leaf Wintergreen is Near Threatened while Scaled Fruiteater is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Round-Leaf Wintergreen	Scaled Fruiteater
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Ericaceae	Cotingidae
Genus	Pyrola	Ampelioides
Species	Pyrola rotundifolia	Ampelioides tschudii

Conservation Status

Round-Leaf Wintergreen

NT — Near Threatened

Scaled Fruiteater

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Round-Leaf Wintergreen	Scaled Fruiteater
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Round-Leaf Wintergreen

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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