Scaled Fruiteater vs Willow Aldercap

Ampelioides tschudii compared with Naucoria salicis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Scaled Fruiteater	Willow Aldercap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Cotingidae	Hymenogastraceae
Genus	Ampelioides	Naucoria
Species	Ampelioides tschudii	Naucoria salicis

Conservation Status

Scaled Fruiteater

LC — Least Concern

Willow Aldercap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Scaled Fruiteater	Willow Aldercap
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.

Willow Aldercap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, 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.