Scaled Fruiteater vs Thyme Plume

Ampelioides tschudii compared with Merrifieldia leucodactyla

Key Differences

• Scaled Fruiteater is Least Concern while Thyme Plume is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Scaled Fruiteater	Thyme Plume
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Cotingidae	Pterophoridae
Genus	Ampelioides	Merrifieldia
Species	Ampelioides tschudii	Merrifieldia leucodactyla

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Scaled Fruiteater

LC — Least Concern

Thyme Plume

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Scaled Fruiteater	Thyme Plume
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.

Thyme Plume

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate coniferous forests, and temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, among 8 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria, Morocco), Asia (7 countries), and Europe (35 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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:

🇳🇴 Norway