Scaled Fruiteater vs White Star Apple

Ampelioides tschudii compared with Gambeya albida

Key Differences

• Scaled Fruiteater is Least Concern while White Star Apple is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Scaled Fruiteater	White Star Apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Cotingidae	Sapotaceae
Genus	Ampelioides	Gambeya
Species	Ampelioides tschudii	Gambeya albida

Conservation Status

Scaled Fruiteater

LC — Least Concern

White Star Apple

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Scaled Fruiteater	White Star Apple
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.

White Star Apple

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Guinea. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.