Scaled Fruiteater vs Sugar Apple

Ampelioides tschudii compared with Annona mucosa

Key Differences

• Scaled Fruiteater is Least Concern while Sugar Apple is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Scaled Fruiteater	Sugar Apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)
Family	Cotingidae	Annonaceae
Genus	Ampelioides	Annona
Species	Ampelioides tschudii	Annona mucosa

Conservation Status

Scaled Fruiteater

LC — Least Concern

Sugar Apple

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Scaled Fruiteater	Sugar Apple
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.

Sugar Apple

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Bolivia, Brazil, and Colombia.

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:

🇨🇴 Colombia