Cotinga écaillé vs Warner's Dodder

Ampelioides tschudii compared with Cuscuta warneri

Key Differences

• Cotinga écaillé is Least Concern while Warner's Dodder is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cotinga écaillé	Warner's Dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (oiseau)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Passeriformes (passereaux)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Cotingidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Ampelioides	Cuscuta
Species	Ampelioides tschudii	Cuscuta warneri

Conservation Status

Cotinga écaillé

LC — Least Concern

Warner's Dodder

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cotinga écaillé	Warner's Dodder
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.

Warner's Dodder

Habitat

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

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.