Toucan du Choco vs Chevrotain de Balbac

Ramphastos brevis compared with Tragulus nigricans

Key Differences

• Toucan du Choco is Least Concern while Chevrotain de Balbac is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Toucan du Choco	Chevrotain de Balbac
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (oiseau)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Piciformes (Piciformes)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Ramphastidae	Tragulidae
Genus	Ramphastos	Tragulus
Species	Ramphastos brevis	Tragulus nigricans

Evolutionary Relationship

Toucan du Choco and Chevrotain de Balbac share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Toucan du Choco

LC — Least Concern

Chevrotain de Balbac

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Toucan du Choco	Chevrotain de Balbac
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Toucan du Choco

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway.

Chevrotain de Balbac

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Toucan du Choco

The Choco Toucan (Ramphastos brevis) is a large, colourful toucan in the family Ramphastidae, endemic to the humid forests of the Chocó biogeographic region along the Pacific slope of Colombia and Ecuador. Toucans are instantly recognisable by their enormous, brightly coloured bills — in this species, the bill is broadly yellow with a dark culmen ridge — which are used for reaching fruit on slender branches, as thermoregulatory organs, and in social and aggressive displays. The Choco Toucan is closely related to the Chestnut-mandibled Toucan and was previously considered conspecific. It inhabits lowland and foothill tropical rainforest, forest edges, and large trees in more open areas, occurring from sea level to approximately 1,200 metres. It feeds primarily on large fruits, supplemented by insects, lizards, small mammals, and the eggs and nestlings of smaller birds. Toucans are important seed dispersers in Neotropical forests, swallowing large seeds that pass through their digestive systems and are deposited at distance from parent trees. The IUCN classifies the Choco Toucan as Least Concern. While extensive deforestation in the Chocó is a long-term concern, the species still occupies a broad range of forested habitats and appears to tolerate some habitat modification.