Scaled Fruiteater vs Water spangles

Ampelioides tschudii compared with Salvinia minima

Key Differences

Scaled Fruiteater is Least Concern while Water spangles is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Scaled Fruiteater	Water spangles
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Aves (Birds)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Cotingidae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Ampelioides	Salvinia
Species	Ampelioides tschudii	Salvinia minima

Conservation Status

Scaled Fruiteater

LC — Least Concern

Water spangles

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Scaled Fruiteater	Water spangles
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.

Water spangles

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Sri Lanka), North America (Cuba, Dominican Republic, United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.