Scaled Fruiteater vs Slender-tailed Cisticola

Ampelioides tschudii compared with Cisticola melanurus

Key Differences

• Scaled Fruiteater is Least Concern while Slender-tailed Cisticola is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Scaled Fruiteater	Slender-tailed Cisticola
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order same	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Cotingidae	Cisticolidae
Genus	Ampelioides	Cisticola
Species	Ampelioides tschudii	Cisticola melanurus

Evolutionary Relationship

Scaled Fruiteater and Slender-tailed Cisticola share a common ancestor at the Order level: Passeriformes. (Songbirds)

Conservation Status

Scaled Fruiteater

LC — Least Concern

Slender-tailed Cisticola

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Scaled Fruiteater	Slender-tailed Cisticola
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.

Slender-tailed Cisticola

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

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