Nutria de Sumatra vs Frutero Escamado

Lutra sumatrana compared with Ampelioides tschudii

Key Differences

• Nutria de Sumatra is Endangered while Frutero Escamado is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Nutria de Sumatra	Frutero Escamado
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Carnivora (carnívoros)	Passeriformes (paseriformes)
Family	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)	Cotingidae
Genus	Lutra (Otters)	Ampelioides
Species	Lutra sumatrana	Ampelioides tschudii

Evolutionary Relationship

Nutria de Sumatra and Frutero Escamado share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

Nutria de Sumatra

EN — Endangered

Frutero Escamado

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Nutria de Sumatra	Frutero Escamado
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Nutria de Sumatra

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Frutero Escamado

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Frutero Escamado

El frutero escamado (Ampelioides tschudii) esta clasificado como Preocupacion Menor (LC) en la Lista Roja de la UICN. Es una especie ampliamente distribuida y abundante en su area de distribucion, con poblaciones estables y sin problemas de conservacion inmediatos.