Scaled Fruiteater vs Sooty Shield

Ampelioides tschudii compared with Pluteus ephebeus

Key Differences

• Scaled Fruiteater is Least Concern while Sooty Shield is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Scaled Fruiteater	Sooty Shield
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Cotingidae	Pluteaceae
Genus	Ampelioides	Pluteus
Species	Ampelioides tschudii	Pluteus ephebeus

Conservation Status

Scaled Fruiteater

LC — Least Concern

Sooty Shield

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Scaled Fruiteater	Sooty Shield
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 Shield

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway