Black-mandibled Toucan vs gratiola

Ramphastos ambiguus compared with Gratiola officinalis

Key Differences

• Black-mandibled Toucan is Vulnerable while gratiola is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-mandibled Toucan	gratiola
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Piciformes (Piciformes)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Ramphastidae	Plantaginaceae
Genus	Ramphastos	Gratiola
Species	Ramphastos ambiguus	Gratiola officinalis

Conservation Status

Black-mandibled Toucan

VU — Vulnerable

gratiola

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-mandibled Toucan	gratiola
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.

gratiola

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, France, Portugal, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.