Cotinga écaillé vs Winged false buttonweed

Ampelioides tschudii compared with Spermacoce alata

Key Differences

• Cotinga écaillé is Least Concern while Winged false buttonweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cotinga écaillé	Winged false buttonweed
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (oiseau)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Passeriformes (passereaux)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Cotingidae	Rubiaceae
Genus	Ampelioides	Spermacoce
Species	Ampelioides tschudii	Spermacoce alata

Conservation Status

Cotinga écaillé

LC — Least Concern

Winged false buttonweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cotinga écaillé	Winged false buttonweed
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.

Winged false buttonweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Comoros, Guinea, Madagascar), Asia (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia).

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:

🇨🇴 Colombia