Cotinga écaillé vs Shingled Hedgehog

Ampelioides tschudii compared with Sarcodon imbricatus

Key Differences

• Cotinga écaillé is Least Concern while Shingled Hedgehog is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cotinga écaillé	Shingled Hedgehog
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Aves (oiseau)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Passeriformes (passereaux)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Cotingidae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Ampelioides	Sarcodon
Species	Ampelioides tschudii	Sarcodon imbricatus

Conservation Status

Cotinga écaillé

LC — Least Concern

Shingled Hedgehog

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cotinga écaillé	Shingled Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cotinga écaillé

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Shingled Hedgehog

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway