Scaled Fruiteater vs Throat botfly

Ampelioides tschudii compared with Gasterophilus nasalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Scaled Fruiteater	Throat botfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)
Class	Aves (นก)	Insecta (แมลง)
Order	Passeriformes (นกเกาะคอน)	Diptera (แมลงวัน)
Family	Cotingidae	Oestridae
Genus	Ampelioides	Gasterophilus
Species	Ampelioides tschudii	Gasterophilus nasalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Scaled Fruiteater and Throat botfly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (สัตว์)

Conservation Status

Scaled Fruiteater

LC — Least Concern

Throat botfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Scaled Fruiteater	Throat botfly
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.

Throat botfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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:

🇳🇴 Norway