Black-billed Mountain-Toucan vs Margay

Andigena nigrirostris compared with Leopardus wiedii

Key Differences

• Black-billed Mountain-Toucan is Least Concern while Margay is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-billed Mountain-Toucan	Margay
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Piciformes (Piciformes)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Ramphastidae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Andigena	Leopardus
Species	Andigena nigrirostris	Leopardus wiedii

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-billed Mountain-Toucan and Margay share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Black-billed Mountain-Toucan

LC — Least Concern

Margay

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-billed Mountain-Toucan	Margay
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-billed Mountain-Toucan

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Margay

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Black-billed Mountain-Toucan

Black-billed Mountain-Toucan (Andigena nigrirostris) 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 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇻🇪 Venezuela