American Eelgrass vs Black-throated Mango

Vallisneria americana compared with Anthracothorax nigricollis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Eelgrass	Black-throated Mango
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Hydrocharitaceae	Trochilidae
Genus	Vallisneria	Anthracothorax
Species	Vallisneria americana	Anthracothorax nigricollis

Conservation Status

American Eelgrass

LC — Least Concern

Black-throated Mango

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Eelgrass	Black-throated Mango
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American Eelgrass

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including deserts and xeric shrublands, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Palearctic and Neotropic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Egypt), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Belgium, Italy), North America (5 countries), and South America (Colombia).

Black-throated Mango

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

American Eelgrass

The American Eelgrass (Vallisneria americana) is a species in the genus Vallisneria. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including deserts and xeric shrublands, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Palearctic and Neo.

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 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia