Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan vs Light Red Meranti

Andigena hypoglauca compared with Shorea lepidota

Key Differences

• Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan is Near Threatened while Light Red Meranti is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan	Light Red Meranti
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Piciformes (Piciformes)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Ramphastidae	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Andigena	Shorea
Species	Andigena hypoglauca	Shorea lepidota

Conservation Status

Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan

NT — Near Threatened

Light Red Meranti

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan	Light Red Meranti
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.

Light Red Meranti

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.