Scaled Fruiteater vs Sea Lettuce

Ampelioides tschudii compared with Ulva lactuca

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Scaled Fruiteater	Sea Lettuce
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Chlorophyta (Chlorophyta)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Ulvophyceae (Ulvophyceae)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Ulvales (Ulvales)
Family	Cotingidae	Ulvaceae
Genus	Ampelioides	Ulva
Species	Ampelioides tschudii	Ulva lactuca

Conservation Status

Scaled Fruiteater

LC — Least Concern

Sea Lettuce

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Scaled Fruiteater	Sea Lettuce
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Scaled Fruiteater

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Sea Lettuce

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Lebanon, Taiwan, Turkey), Europe (4 countries), North America (Mexico), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Brazil).

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