Scaled Fruiteater vs Yeasty Inkcap

Ampelioides tschudii compared with Coprinopsis saccharomyces

Key Differences

• Scaled Fruiteater is Least Concern while Yeasty Inkcap is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Scaled Fruiteater	Yeasty Inkcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Cotingidae	Psathyrellaceae
Genus	Ampelioides	Coprinopsis
Species	Ampelioides tschudii	Coprinopsis saccharomyces

Conservation Status

Scaled Fruiteater

LC — Least Concern

Yeasty Inkcap

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Scaled Fruiteater	Yeasty Inkcap
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.

Yeasty Inkcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway