Rusty Porecrust vs Scaled Fruiteater

Fuscoporia ferruginosa compared with Ampelioides tschudii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Rusty Porecrust	Scaled Fruiteater
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Hymenochaetales (Hymenochaetales)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Hymenochaetaceae	Cotingidae
Genus	Fuscoporia	Ampelioides
Species	Fuscoporia ferruginosa	Ampelioides tschudii

Conservation Status

Rusty Porecrust

LC — Least Concern

Scaled Fruiteater

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Rusty Porecrust	Scaled Fruiteater
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Rusty Porecrust

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, 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.