Scaled Fruiteater vs southern elder

Ampelioides tschudii compared with Sambucus australis

Key Differences

• Scaled Fruiteater is Least Concern while southern elder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Scaled Fruiteater	southern elder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Cotingidae	Viburnaceae
Genus	Ampelioides	Sambucus
Species	Ampelioides tschudii	Sambucus australis

Conservation Status

Scaled Fruiteater

LC — Least Concern

southern elder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Scaled Fruiteater	southern elder
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.

southern elder

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Brazil.

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.