Scaled Fruiteater vs Spiked pepper

Ampelioides tschudii compared with Piper aduncum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Scaled Fruiteater	Spiked pepper
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Piperales (Piperales)
Family	Cotingidae	Piperaceae
Genus	Ampelioides	Piper
Species	Ampelioides tschudii	Piper aduncum

Conservation Status

Scaled Fruiteater

LC — Least Concern

Spiked pepper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Scaled Fruiteater	Spiked pepper
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.

Spiked pepper

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Tanzania), Asia (5 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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:

🇨🇴 Colombia