Scaled Fruiteater vs Trailing indigo

Ampelioides tschudii compared with Indigofera hendecaphylla

Key Differences

• Scaled Fruiteater is Least Concern while Trailing indigo is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Scaled Fruiteater	Trailing indigo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Cotingidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Ampelioides	Indigofera
Species	Ampelioides tschudii	Indigofera hendecaphylla

Conservation Status

Scaled Fruiteater

LC — Least Concern

Trailing indigo

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Scaled Fruiteater	Trailing indigo
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.

Trailing indigo

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Comoros, Madagascar, Taiwan, and United States.

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:

🇨🇴 Colombia