Scaled Fruiteater vs yellow broomrape

Ampelioides tschudii compared with Orobanche lutea

Key Differences

• Scaled Fruiteater is Least Concern while yellow broomrape is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Scaled Fruiteater	yellow broomrape
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Cotingidae	Orobanchaceae
Genus	Ampelioides	Orobanche
Species	Ampelioides tschudii	Orobanche lutea

Conservation Status

Scaled Fruiteater

LC — Least Concern

yellow broomrape

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Scaled Fruiteater	yellow broomrape
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.

yellow broomrape

Habitat

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

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.