Akulikuli-Kula vs Black-throated Mango

Portulaca oleracea compared with Anthracothorax nigricollis

Key Differences

• Akulikuli-Kula is Not Evaluated while Black-throated Mango is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Akulikuli-Kula	Black-throated Mango
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Portulacaceae	Trochilidae
Genus	Portulaca	Anthracothorax
Species	Portulaca oleracea	Anthracothorax nigricollis

Conservation Status

Akulikuli-Kula

NE — Not Evaluated

Black-throated Mango

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Akulikuli-Kula	Black-throated Mango
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Akulikuli-Kula

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including deserts and xeric shrublands, flooded grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Indomalayan and Neotropic realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (18 countries), Asia (17 countries), Europe (26 countries), North America (17 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (12 countries), and South America (8 countries).

Black-throated Mango

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Akulikuli-Kula

The Akulikuli-Kula (Portulaca oleracea) is a species in the genus Portulaca. Found across multiple habitat types including deserts and xeric shrublands, flooded grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Indomalayan and Neotropic realm.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇳🇴 Norway 🇻🇪 Venezuela