Black-mandibled Toucan vs Nutmeg

Ramphastos ambiguus compared with Myristica fragrans

Key Differences

• Black-mandibled Toucan is Vulnerable while Nutmeg is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-mandibled Toucan	Nutmeg
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Piciformes (Piciformes)	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)
Family	Ramphastidae	Myristicaceae
Genus	Ramphastos	Myristica
Species	Ramphastos ambiguus	Myristica fragrans

Conservation Status

Black-mandibled Toucan

VU — Vulnerable

Nutmeg

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-mandibled Toucan	Nutmeg
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.

Nutmeg

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles), Asia (India, Laos, Taiwan), and South America (Brazil).

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.