Scaled Fruiteater vs Thin-flowered Colchicum

Ampelioides tschudii compared with Colchicum leptanthum

Key Differences

• Scaled Fruiteater is Least Concern while Thin-flowered Colchicum is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Scaled Fruiteater	Thin-flowered Colchicum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Cotingidae	Colchicaceae
Genus	Ampelioides	Colchicum
Species	Ampelioides tschudii	Colchicum leptanthum

Conservation Status

Scaled Fruiteater

LC — Least Concern

Thin-flowered Colchicum

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Scaled Fruiteater	Thin-flowered Colchicum
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.

Thin-flowered Colchicum

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.