Scaled Fruiteater vs toothcup

Ampelioides tschudii compared with Ammannia latifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Scaled Fruiteater	toothcup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Cotingidae	Lythraceae
Genus	Ampelioides	Ammannia
Species	Ampelioides tschudii	Ammannia latifolia

Conservation Status

Scaled Fruiteater

LC — Least Concern

toothcup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Scaled Fruiteater	toothcup
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.

toothcup

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), North America (Cuba), and South America (4 countries).

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.