Scaled Fruiteater vs Staph Beetle

Ampelioides tschudii compared with Philonthus carbonarius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Scaled Fruiteater	Staph Beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Cotingidae	Staphylinidae
Genus	Ampelioides	Philonthus
Species	Ampelioides tschudii	Philonthus carbonarius

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Scaled Fruiteater

LC — Least Concern

Staph Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Scaled Fruiteater	Staph Beetle
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.

Staph Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Kyrgyzstan), Europe (Denmark, Norway, Sweden), and North America (Canada, 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