Scaled Fruiteater vs spotted fritillary

Ampelioides tschudii compared with Melitaea didyma

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Scaled Fruiteater	spotted fritillary
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Cotingidae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Ampelioides	Melitaea
Species	Ampelioides tschudii	Melitaea didyma

Evolutionary Relationship

Scaled Fruiteater and spotted fritillary share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Scaled Fruiteater

LC — Least Concern

spotted fritillary

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Scaled Fruiteater	spotted fritillary
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.

spotted fritillary

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (33 countries).

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.