Black-mandibled Toucan vs Cutleaf groundcherry

Ramphastos ambiguus compared with Physalis angulata

Key Differences

• Black-mandibled Toucan is Vulnerable while Cutleaf groundcherry is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-mandibled Toucan	Cutleaf groundcherry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Piciformes (Piciformes)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Ramphastidae	Solanaceae
Genus	Ramphastos	Physalis
Species	Ramphastos ambiguus	Physalis angulata

Conservation Status

Black-mandibled Toucan

VU — Vulnerable

Cutleaf groundcherry

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-mandibled Toucan	Cutleaf groundcherry
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.

Cutleaf groundcherry

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 9 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (41 countries), Asia (21 countries), Europe (15 countries), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (12 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇳🇴 Norway