Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan vs Voi cycad

Andigena hypoglauca compared with Encephalartos kisambo

Key Differences

• Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan is Near Threatened while Voi cycad is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan	Voi cycad
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Aves (Birds)	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)
Order	Piciformes (Piciformes)	Cycadales (Cycadales)
Family	Ramphastidae	Zamiaceae
Genus	Andigena	Encephalartos
Species	Andigena hypoglauca	Encephalartos kisambo

Conservation Status

Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan

NT — Near Threatened

Voi cycad

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan	Voi cycad
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.

Voi cycad

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Kenya. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.