Scaled Fruiteater vs veldt-grape

Ampelioides tschudii compared with Cissus quadrangularis

Key Differences

• Scaled Fruiteater is Least Concern while veldt-grape is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Scaled Fruiteater	veldt-grape
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Vitales (Vitales)
Family	Cotingidae	Vitaceae
Genus	Ampelioides	Cissus
Species	Ampelioides tschudii	Cissus quadrangularis

Conservation Status

Scaled Fruiteater

LC — Least Concern

veldt-grape

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Scaled Fruiteater	veldt-grape
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.

veldt-grape

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Maldives), and North America (Cuba, 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.