Scaled Fruiteater vs Silkrubber

Ampelioides tschudii compared with Funtumia elastica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Scaled Fruiteater	Silkrubber
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Cotingidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Ampelioides	Funtumia
Species	Ampelioides tschudii	Funtumia elastica

Conservation Status

Scaled Fruiteater

LC — Least Concern

Silkrubber

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Scaled Fruiteater	Silkrubber
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.

Silkrubber

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Cameroon, Guinea, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, and Seychelles.

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.