Scaled Fruiteater vs Sooty Parasol

Ampelioides tschudii compared with Macrolepiota fuliginosa

Key Differences

Scaled Fruiteater is Least Concern while Sooty Parasol is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Scaled Fruiteater	Sooty Parasol
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Cotingidae	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Ampelioides	Macrolepiota
Species	Ampelioides tschudii	Macrolepiota fuliginosa

Conservation Status

Scaled Fruiteater

LC — Least Concern

Sooty Parasol

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Scaled Fruiteater	Sooty Parasol
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.

Sooty Parasol

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.