Scaled Fruiteater vs Water yam

Ampelioides tschudii compared with Dioscorea alata

Key Differences

• Scaled Fruiteater is Least Concern while Water yam is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Scaled Fruiteater	Water yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Cotingidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Ampelioides	Dioscorea
Species	Ampelioides tschudii	Dioscorea alata

Conservation Status

Scaled Fruiteater

LC — Least Concern

Water yam

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Scaled Fruiteater	Water yam
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 yam

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (16 countries), Asia (Maldives, Taiwan), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (13 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (6 countries).

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 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇻🇪 Venezuela