Scaled Fruiteater vs Weeping fig

Ampelioides tschudii compared with Ficus benjamina

Key Differences

• Scaled Fruiteater is Least Concern while Weeping fig is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Scaled Fruiteater	Weeping fig
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Cotingidae	Moraceae
Genus	Ampelioides	Ficus
Species	Ampelioides tschudii	Ficus benjamina

Conservation Status

Scaled Fruiteater

LC — Least Concern

Weeping fig

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Scaled Fruiteater	Weeping fig
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.

Weeping fig

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Egypt, Libya, Seychelles), Asia (7 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (9 countries), 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia