Scaled Fruiteater vs Yellow Toadflax Smut

Ampelioides tschudii compared with Melanotaenium cingens

Key Differences

• Scaled Fruiteater is Least Concern while Yellow Toadflax Smut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Scaled Fruiteater	Yellow Toadflax Smut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Ustilaginales (Ustilaginales)
Family	Cotingidae	Melanotaeniaceae
Genus	Ampelioides	Melanotaenium
Species	Ampelioides tschudii	Melanotaenium cingens

Conservation Status

Scaled Fruiteater

LC — Least Concern

Yellow Toadflax Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Scaled Fruiteater	Yellow Toadflax Smut
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 Toadflax Smut

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in 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.