Scaled Fruiteater vs Spruce-Labrador Tea Needle Rust

Ampelioides tschudii compared with Chrysomyxa ledicola

Key Differences

• Scaled Fruiteater is Least Concern while Spruce-Labrador Tea Needle Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Scaled Fruiteater	Spruce-Labrador Tea Needle Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Cotingidae	Coleosporiaceae
Genus	Ampelioides	Chrysomyxa
Species	Ampelioides tschudii	Chrysomyxa ledicola

Conservation Status

Scaled Fruiteater

LC — Least Concern

Spruce-Labrador Tea Needle Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Scaled Fruiteater	Spruce-Labrador Tea Needle Rust
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.

Spruce-Labrador Tea Needle Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.

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