Scaled Fruiteater vs St. George's Mushroom

Ampelioides tschudii compared with Calocybe gambosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Scaled Fruiteater	St. George's Mushroom
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Cotingidae	Lyophyllaceae
Genus	Ampelioides	Calocybe
Species	Ampelioides tschudii	Calocybe gambosa

Conservation Status

Scaled Fruiteater

LC — Least Concern

St. George's Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Scaled Fruiteater	St. George's Mushroom
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.

St. George's Mushroom

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across 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.