Scaled Fruiteater vs Violet Domecap

Ampelioides tschudii compared with Calocybe ionides

Key Differences

• Scaled Fruiteater is Least Concern while Violet Domecap is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Scaled Fruiteater	Violet Domecap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Cotingidae	Lyophyllaceae
Genus	Ampelioides	Calocybe
Species	Ampelioides tschudii	Calocybe ionides

Conservation Status

Scaled Fruiteater

LC — Least Concern

Violet Domecap

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Scaled Fruiteater	Violet Domecap
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.

Violet Domecap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Taiwan.

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