Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan vs Mantled Baskettail

Andigena hypoglauca compared with Epitheca semiaquea

Key Differences

• Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan is Near Threatened while Mantled Baskettail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan	Mantled Baskettail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Piciformes (Piciformes)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Ramphastidae	Corduliidae
Genus	Andigena	Epitheca
Species	Andigena hypoglauca	Epitheca semiaquea

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan and Mantled Baskettail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan

NT — Near Threatened

Mantled Baskettail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan	Mantled Baskettail
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.

Mantled Baskettail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.