Scaled Fruiteater vs Small Suncup

Ampelioides tschudii compared with Aspidonepsis flava

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Scaled Fruiteater	Small Suncup
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	Aspidonepsis
Species	Ampelioides tschudii	Aspidonepsis flava

Conservation Status

Scaled Fruiteater

LC — Least Concern

Small Suncup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Scaled Fruiteater	Small Suncup
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.

Small Suncup

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.