Scaled Fruiteater vs Upper Crust

Ampelioides tschudii compared with Amaurodon cyaneus

Key Differences

• Scaled Fruiteater is Least Concern while Upper Crust is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Scaled Fruiteater	Upper Crust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Cotingidae	Thelephoraceae
Genus	Ampelioides	Amaurodon
Species	Ampelioides tschudii	Amaurodon cyaneus

Conservation Status

Scaled Fruiteater

LC — Least Concern

Upper Crust

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Scaled Fruiteater	Upper Crust
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.

Upper Crust

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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