Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan vs Hairy-nosed otter

Andigena hypoglauca compared with Lutra sumatrana

Key Differences

• Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan is Near Threatened while Hairy-nosed otter is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan	Hairy-nosed otter
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Piciformes (Piciformes)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Ramphastidae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Andigena	Lutra (Otters)
Species	Andigena hypoglauca	Lutra sumatrana

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan and Hairy-nosed otter share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan

NT — Near Threatened

Hairy-nosed otter

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan	Hairy-nosed otter
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Hairy-nosed otter

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan

Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan (Andigena hypoglauca) is classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List. Close to qualifying as threatened, with populations that may become vulnerable without conservation action.