Scaled Fruiteater vs wild safflower

Ampelioides tschudii compared with Carthamus oxyacanthus

Key Differences

• Scaled Fruiteater is Least Concern while wild safflower is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Scaled Fruiteater	wild safflower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Cotingidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Ampelioides	Carthamus
Species	Ampelioides tschudii	Carthamus oxyacanthus

Conservation Status

Scaled Fruiteater

LC — Least Concern

wild safflower

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Scaled Fruiteater	wild safflower
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 safflower

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, India, Pakistan, and Sweden.

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.