Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan vs Lemon-Yellow Elaphomyces

Andigena hypoglauca compared with Elaphomyces citrinus

Key Differences

• Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan is Near Threatened while Lemon-Yellow Elaphomyces is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan	Lemon-Yellow Elaphomyces
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Eurotiomycetes (Eurotiomycetes)
Order	Piciformes (Piciformes)	Eurotiales (Eurotiales)
Family	Ramphastidae	Elaphomycetaceae
Genus	Andigena	Elaphomyces
Species	Andigena hypoglauca	Elaphomyces citrinus

Conservation Status

Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan

NT — Near Threatened

Lemon-Yellow Elaphomyces

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan	Lemon-Yellow Elaphomyces
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.

Lemon-Yellow Elaphomyces

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.