Scaled Fruiteater vs Tall Melilot

Ampelioides tschudii compared with Melilotus altissimus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Scaled Fruiteater	Tall Melilot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Cotingidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Ampelioides	Melilotus
Species	Ampelioides tschudii	Melilotus altissimus

Conservation Status

Scaled Fruiteater

LC — Least Concern

Tall Melilot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Scaled Fruiteater	Tall Melilot
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.

Tall Melilot

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (12 countries), 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.