Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan vs Shadow Darner

Andigena hypoglauca compared with Aeshna umbrosa

Key Differences

• Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan is Near Threatened while Shadow Darner is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan	Shadow Darner
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Piciformes (Piciformes)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Ramphastidae	Aeshnidae
Genus	Andigena	Aeshna
Species	Andigena hypoglauca	Aeshna umbrosa

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan

NT — Near Threatened

Shadow Darner

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan	Shadow Darner
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.

Shadow Darner

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.

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.