Black-mandibled Toucan vs limestone fern

Ramphastos ambiguus compared with Gymnocarpium robertianum

Key Differences

• Black-mandibled Toucan is Vulnerable while limestone fern is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-mandibled Toucan	limestone fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Aves (Birds)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Piciformes (Piciformes)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Ramphastidae	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Ramphastos	Gymnocarpium
Species	Ramphastos ambiguus	Gymnocarpium robertianum

Conservation Status

Black-mandibled Toucan

VU — Vulnerable

limestone fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-mandibled Toucan	limestone fern
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.

limestone fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Norway, 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway