Scaled Fruiteater vs Texas Ash

Ampelioides tschudii compared with Fraxinus albicans

Key Differences

• Scaled Fruiteater is Least Concern while Texas Ash is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Scaled Fruiteater	Texas Ash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Cotingidae	Oleaceae
Genus	Ampelioides	Fraxinus
Species	Ampelioides tschudii	Fraxinus albicans

Conservation Status

Scaled Fruiteater

LC — Least Concern

Texas Ash

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Scaled Fruiteater	Texas Ash
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.

Texas Ash

Habitat

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

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.