Scaled Fruiteater vs Trailing shrubverbena

Ampelioides tschudii compared with Lantana montevidensis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Scaled Fruiteater	Trailing shrubverbena
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Cotingidae	Verbenaceae
Genus	Ampelioides	Lantana
Species	Ampelioides tschudii	Lantana montevidensis

Conservation Status

Scaled Fruiteater

LC — Least Concern

Trailing shrubverbena

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Scaled Fruiteater	Trailing shrubverbena
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 shrubverbena

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Comoros, Eswatini, Seychelles), Asia (China, India, Taiwan), Europe (Portugal, Spain), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).

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.