Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan vs scarce copper

Andigena hypoglauca compared with Lycaena virgaureae

Key Differences

• Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan is Near Threatened while scarce copper is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan	scarce copper
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Piciformes (Piciformes)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Ramphastidae	Lycaenidae
Genus	Andigena	Lycaena
Species	Andigena hypoglauca	Lycaena virgaureae

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan

NT — Near Threatened

scarce copper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan	scarce copper
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.

scarce copper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (38 countries).

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.

scarce copper

scarce copper (Lycaena virgaureae) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway