Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan vs Variable Dancer

Andigena hypoglauca compared with Argia fumipennis

Key Differences

• Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan is Near Threatened while Variable Dancer is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan	Variable Dancer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Piciformes (Piciformes)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Ramphastidae	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Andigena	Argia
Species	Andigena hypoglauca	Argia fumipennis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan

NT — Near Threatened

Variable Dancer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan	Variable Dancer
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.

Variable Dancer

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.