Scaled Fruiteater vs Starfruit

Ampelioides tschudii compared with Damasonium alisma

Key Differences

• Scaled Fruiteater is Least Concern while Starfruit is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Scaled Fruiteater	Starfruit
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Cotingidae	Alismataceae
Genus	Ampelioides	Damasonium
Species	Ampelioides tschudii	Damasonium alisma

Conservation Status

Scaled Fruiteater

LC — Least Concern

Starfruit

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Scaled Fruiteater	Starfruit
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.

Starfruit

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including deserts and xeric shrublands, flooded grasslands and savannas, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Egypt and Portugal. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.