Devil's backbone vs Cotinga écaillé

Kalanchoe daigremontiana compared with Ampelioides tschudii

Key Differences

• Devil's backbone is Not Evaluated while Cotinga écaillé is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's backbone	Cotinga écaillé
Kingdom	Plantae (plante)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (oiseau)
Order	Saxifragales (Saxifragales)	Passeriformes (passereaux)
Family	Crassulaceae	Cotingidae
Genus	Kalanchoe	Ampelioides
Species	Kalanchoe daigremontiana	Ampelioides tschudii

Conservation Status

Devil's backbone

NE — Not Evaluated

Cotinga écaillé

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's backbone	Cotinga écaillé
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil's backbone

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius, South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Italy, Portugal, Spain), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands), and South America (Colombia, Peru, Venezuela).

Cotinga écaillé

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Cotinga écaillé

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 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇻🇪 Venezuela