Scaled Fruiteater vs short-stem iris

Ampelioides tschudii compared with Iris brevicaulis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Scaled Fruiteater	short-stem iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Cotingidae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Ampelioides	Iris
Species	Ampelioides tschudii	Iris brevicaulis

Evolutionary Relationship

Scaled Fruiteater and short-stem iris share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Scaled Fruiteater

LC — Least Concern

short-stem iris

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Scaled Fruiteater	short-stem iris
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.

short-stem iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Canada.

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.