Black-billed Mountain-Toucan vs

Andigena nigrirostris compared with Sphingobium amiense

Key Differences

• Black-billed Mountain-Toucan is Least Concern while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-billed Mountain-Toucan
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Proteobacteria (Proteobacteria)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Alphaproteobacteria (Alphaproteobacteria)
Order	Piciformes (Piciformes)	Sphingomonadales (Sphingomonadales)
Family	Ramphastidae	Sphingomonadaceae
Genus	Andigena	Sphingobium
Species	Andigena nigrirostris	Sphingobium amiense

Conservation Status

Black-billed Mountain-Toucan

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-billed Mountain-Toucan
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.

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.

Sphingobium amiense is a Gram-negative aerobic rod with the ability to degrade nonylphenol and related endocrine-disrupting compounds. It has been isolated from activated sludge and polluted soil environments. This bacterium plays a role in the degradation of synthetic surfactants and phenolic pollutants in wastewater treatment systems.