Scaled Fruiteater vs Slippery Jack

Ampelioides tschudii compared with Suillus luteus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Scaled Fruiteater	Slippery Jack
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Cotingidae	Suillaceae
Genus	Ampelioides	Suillus
Species	Ampelioides tschudii	Suillus luteus

Conservation Status

Scaled Fruiteater

LC — Least Concern

Slippery Jack

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Scaled Fruiteater	Slippery Jack
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.

Slippery Jack

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Chile).

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.