Scaled Fruiteater vs Weeping Paperbark

Ampelioides tschudii compared with Melaleuca leucadendra

Key Differences

• Scaled Fruiteater is Least Concern while Weeping Paperbark is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Scaled Fruiteater	Weeping Paperbark
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Cotingidae	Myrtaceae
Genus	Ampelioides	Melaleuca
Species	Ampelioides tschudii	Melaleuca leucadendra

Conservation Status

Scaled Fruiteater

LC — Least Concern

Weeping Paperbark

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Scaled Fruiteater	Weeping Paperbark
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 Paperbark

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Neotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Libya, Sao Tome and Principe, South Africa), Asia (India, Laos), North America (Dominican Republic), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Suriname).

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