Scaled Fruiteater vs Short-toed Snake-Eagle

Ampelioides tschudii compared with Circaetus gallicus

Key Differences

• Scaled Fruiteater is Least Concern while Short-toed Snake-Eagle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Scaled Fruiteater	Short-toed Snake-Eagle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)
Family	Cotingidae	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)
Genus	Ampelioides	Circaetus
Species	Ampelioides tschudii	Circaetus gallicus

Evolutionary Relationship

Scaled Fruiteater and Short-toed Snake-Eagle share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (Birds)

Conservation Status

Scaled Fruiteater

LC — Least Concern

Short-toed Snake-Eagle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Scaled Fruiteater	Short-toed Snake-Eagle
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-toed Snake-Eagle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Ukraine.

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