Scaled Fruiteater vs Year Bean

Ampelioides tschudii compared with Phaseolus dumosus

Key Differences

• Scaled Fruiteater is Least Concern while Year Bean is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Scaled Fruiteater	Year Bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Cotingidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Ampelioides	Phaseolus
Species	Ampelioides tschudii	Phaseolus dumosus

Conservation Status

Scaled Fruiteater

LC — Least Concern

Year Bean

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Scaled Fruiteater	Year Bean
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.

Year Bean

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia