Scaled Fruiteater vs Soft Puffball

Ampelioides tschudii compared with Lycoperdon molle

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Scaled Fruiteater	Soft Puffball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Cotingidae	Lycoperdaceae
Genus	Ampelioides	Lycoperdon
Species	Ampelioides tschudii	Lycoperdon molle

Conservation Status

Scaled Fruiteater

LC — Least Concern

Soft Puffball

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Scaled Fruiteater	Soft Puffball
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.

Soft Puffball

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

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.