Mexican cedar vs Scaled Fruiteater

Cedrela odorata compared with Ampelioides tschudii

Key Differences

• Mexican cedar is Endangered while Scaled Fruiteater is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mexican cedar	Scaled Fruiteater
Kingdom	Plantae (tumbuhan)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (burung)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Passeriformes (burung pengicau)
Family	Meliaceae	Cotingidae
Genus	Cedrela	Ampelioides
Species	Cedrela odorata	Ampelioides tschudii

Conservation Status

Mexican cedar

EN — Endangered

Scaled Fruiteater

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mexican cedar	Scaled Fruiteater
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mexican cedar

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 9 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (18 countries), Asia (Taiwan), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Scaled Fruiteater

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Scaled Fruiteater

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