Scaled Fruiteater vs Yellow Shield

Ampelioides tschudii compared with Pluteus chrysophaeus

Key Differences

• Scaled Fruiteater is Least Concern while Yellow Shield is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Scaled Fruiteater	Yellow Shield
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Cotingidae	Pluteaceae
Genus	Ampelioides	Pluteus
Species	Ampelioides tschudii	Pluteus chrysophaeus

Conservation Status

Scaled Fruiteater

LC — Least Concern

Yellow Shield

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Scaled Fruiteater	Yellow Shield
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 Shield

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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