Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan vs Swarming Spine

Andigena hypoglauca compared with Mucronella calva

Key Differences

Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan is Near Threatened while Swarming Spine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan	Swarming Spine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Piciformes (Piciformes)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Ramphastidae	Clavariaceae
Genus	Andigena	Mucronella
Species	Andigena hypoglauca	Mucronella calva

Conservation Status

Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan

NT — Near Threatened

Swarming Spine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan	Swarming Spine
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.

Swarming Spine

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).

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.