Scaled Fruiteater vs Streamside Swordfern

Ampelioides tschudii compared with Nephrolepis rivularis

Key Differences

Scaled Fruiteater is Least Concern while Streamside Swordfern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Scaled Fruiteater	Streamside Swordfern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Aves (Birds)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Cotingidae	Nephrolepidaceae
Genus	Ampelioides	Nephrolepis
Species	Ampelioides tschudii	Nephrolepis rivularis

Conservation Status

Scaled Fruiteater

LC — Least Concern

Streamside Swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Scaled Fruiteater	Streamside Swordfern
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.

Streamside Swordfern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

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.