Scaled Fruiteater vs Taiga tick

Ampelioides tschudii compared with Ixodes persulcatus

Key Differences

• Scaled Fruiteater is Least Concern while Taiga tick is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Scaled Fruiteater	Taiga tick
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Ixodida (Ixodida)
Family	Cotingidae	Ixodidae
Genus	Ampelioides	Ixodes
Species	Ampelioides tschudii	Ixodes persulcatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Scaled Fruiteater

LC — Least Concern

Taiga tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Scaled Fruiteater	Taiga tick
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.

Taiga tick

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Sweden and Taiwan.

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.