Black-mandibled Toucan vs Goa-bean

Ramphastos ambiguus compared with Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Key Differences

• Black-mandibled Toucan is Vulnerable while Goa-bean is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-mandibled Toucan	Goa-bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Piciformes (Piciformes)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Ramphastidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Ramphastos	Psophocarpus
Species	Ramphastos ambiguus	Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Conservation Status

Black-mandibled Toucan

VU — Vulnerable

Goa-bean

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-mandibled Toucan	Goa-bean
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.

Goa-bean

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Philippines, and Taiwan.

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 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia