Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan vs New Marsh Cosmet

Andigena hypoglauca compared with Cosmopterix scribaiella

Key Differences

• Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan is Near Threatened while New Marsh Cosmet is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan	New Marsh Cosmet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Piciformes (Piciformes)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Ramphastidae	Cosmopterigidae
Genus	Andigena	Cosmopterix
Species	Andigena hypoglauca	Cosmopterix scribaiella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan

NT — Near Threatened

New Marsh Cosmet

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan	New Marsh Cosmet
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.

New Marsh Cosmet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.

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.