Scaled Fruiteater vs Tiny Big-eared Bat

Ampelioides tschudii compared with Micronycteris minuta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Scaled Fruiteater	Tiny Big-eared Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cotingidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Ampelioides	Micronycteris
Species	Ampelioides tschudii	Micronycteris minuta

Evolutionary Relationship

Scaled Fruiteater and Tiny Big-eared Bat share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Scaled Fruiteater

LC — Least Concern

Tiny Big-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Scaled Fruiteater	Tiny Big-eared Bat
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.

Tiny Big-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

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 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇻🇪 Venezuela