Scaled Fruiteater vs Waved Pincertail

Ampelioides tschudii compared with Onychogomphus flexuosus

Key Differences

• Scaled Fruiteater is Least Concern while Waved Pincertail is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Scaled Fruiteater	Waved Pincertail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Cotingidae	Gomphidae
Genus	Ampelioides	Onychogomphus
Species	Ampelioides tschudii	Onychogomphus flexuosus

Evolutionary Relationship

Scaled Fruiteater and Waved Pincertail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Scaled Fruiteater

LC — Least Concern

Waved Pincertail

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Scaled Fruiteater	Waved Pincertail
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.

Waved Pincertail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.