Scaled Fruiteater vs teatree

Ampelioides tschudii compared with Polyscias fruticosa

Key Differences

• Scaled Fruiteater is Least Concern while teatree is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Scaled Fruiteater	teatree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Apiales (Apiales)
Family	Cotingidae	Araliaceae
Genus	Ampelioides	Polyscias
Species	Ampelioides tschudii	Polyscias fruticosa

Conservation Status

Scaled Fruiteater

LC — Least Concern

teatree

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Scaled Fruiteater	teatree
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.

teatree

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea, Mauritius, Seychelles), Asia (Laos, Taiwan), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands), and South America (Brazil, 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