Scaled Fruiteater vs small-seed alfalfa dodder

Ampelioides tschudii compared with Cuscuta planiflora

Key Differences

• Scaled Fruiteater is Least Concern while small-seed alfalfa dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Scaled Fruiteater	small-seed alfalfa dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (ave)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Cotingidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Ampelioides	Cuscuta
Species	Ampelioides tschudii	Cuscuta planiflora

Conservation Status

Scaled Fruiteater

LC — Least Concern

small-seed alfalfa dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Scaled Fruiteater	small-seed alfalfa dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Scaled Fruiteater

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

small-seed alfalfa dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (India) and Europe (8 countries).

Scaled Fruiteater

O sara-escamoso (Ampelioides tschudii) esta classificado como Pouco Preocupante (LC) na Lista Vermelha da UICN. E uma especie amplamente distribuida e abundante em sua area de distribuicao, com populacoes estaveis e sem preocupacoes de conservacao imediatas.