Scaled Fruiteater vs Wild Pimento

Ampelioides tschudii compared with Pimenta obscura

Key Differences

• Scaled Fruiteater is Least Concern while Wild Pimento is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Scaled Fruiteater	Wild Pimento
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	Pimenta
Species	Ampelioides tschudii	Pimenta obscura

Conservation Status

Scaled Fruiteater

LC — Least Concern

Wild Pimento

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Scaled Fruiteater	Wild Pimento
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.

Wild Pimento

Habitat

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

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.