Scaled Fruiteater vs Wormseed

Ampelioides tschudii compared with Dysphania anthelmintica

Key Differences

• Scaled Fruiteater is Least Concern while Wormseed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Scaled Fruiteater	Wormseed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Cotingidae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Ampelioides	Dysphania
Species	Ampelioides tschudii	Dysphania anthelmintica

Conservation Status

Scaled Fruiteater

LC — Least Concern

Wormseed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Scaled Fruiteater	Wormseed
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.

Wormseed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (United States).

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.