Scaled Fruiteater vs Yellowfoot

Ampelioides tschudii compared with Craterellus tubaeformis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Scaled Fruiteater	Yellowfoot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Cantharellales (Cantharellales)
Family	Cotingidae	Hydnaceae
Genus	Ampelioides	Craterellus
Species	Ampelioides tschudii	Craterellus tubaeformis

Conservation Status

Scaled Fruiteater

LC — Least Concern

Yellowfoot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Scaled Fruiteater	Yellowfoot
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.

Yellowfoot

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.