Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan vs Slippery Jack

Andigena hypoglauca compared with Suillus luteus

Key Differences

Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan is Near Threatened while Slippery Jack is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan	Slippery Jack
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Piciformes (Piciformes)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Ramphastidae	Suillaceae
Genus	Andigena	Suillus
Species	Andigena hypoglauca	Suillus luteus

Conservation Status

Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan

NT — Near Threatened

Slippery Jack

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan	Slippery Jack
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.

Slippery Jack

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Chile).

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.