Scaled Fruiteater vs Shamel ash

Ampelioides tschudii compared with Fraxinus uhdei

Key Differences

Scaled Fruiteater is Least Concern while Shamel ash is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Scaled Fruiteater	Shamel ash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Cotingidae	Oleaceae
Genus	Ampelioides	Fraxinus
Species	Ampelioides tschudii	Fraxinus uhdei

Conservation Status

Scaled Fruiteater

LC — Least Concern

Shamel ash

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Scaled Fruiteater	Shamel ash
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.

Shamel ash

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (Guatemala, Honduras, United States), and South America (Colombia).

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.