Black-throated Mango vs Mexican Agouti

Anthracothorax nigricollis compared with Dasyprocta mexicana

Key Differences

• Black-throated Mango is Least Concern while Mexican Agouti is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-throated Mango	Mexican Agouti
Kingdom same	Animalia (حيوانات)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum same	Chordata (حبليات)	Chordata (حبليات)
Class	Aves (طيور)	Mammalia (ثدييات)
Order	Apodiformes (سماميات)	Rodentia (قوارض)
Family	Trochilidae	Dasyproctidae
Genus	Anthracothorax	Dasyprocta
Species	Anthracothorax nigricollis	Dasyprocta mexicana

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-throated Mango and Mexican Agouti share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (حبليات)

Conservation Status

Black-throated Mango

LC — Least Concern

Mexican Agouti

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-throated Mango	Mexican Agouti
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-throated Mango

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Mexican Agouti

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

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

Black-throated Mango

A large, striking hummingbird of tropical forests from southern Mexico to Argentina, black-throated mangos have dramatic sexual dimorphism — males display glittering black throat and breast with violet and green flanks and a bold purple tail, while females are white below with a central black stripe. Inhabiting forest edges, clearings, and gardens, they aggressively defend flowering trees. Males perform spectacular aerial display flights at treetop height. Listed as Least Concern across their broad neotropical range.