Black-mandibled Toucan vs Carelessweed

Ramphastos ambiguus compared with Amaranthus spinosus

Key Differences

• Black-mandibled Toucan is Vulnerable while Carelessweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-mandibled Toucan	Carelessweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Piciformes (Piciformes)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Ramphastidae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Ramphastos	Amaranthus
Species	Ramphastos ambiguus	Amaranthus spinosus

Conservation Status

Black-mandibled Toucan

VU — Vulnerable

Carelessweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-mandibled Toucan	Carelessweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-mandibled Toucan

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Carelessweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (20 countries), Asia (22 countries), Europe (23 countries), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (11 countries), and South America (7 countries).

Black-mandibled Toucan

Black-mandibled Toucan (Ramphastos ambiguus) is classified as Vulnerable (VU) on the IUCN Red List. Facing a high risk of endangerment in the wild, with declining populations and increasing habitat pressure.

Carelessweed

The Carelessweed (Amaranthus spinosus) is a species in the genus Amaranthus. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇳🇴 Norway 🇻🇪 Venezuela