Ankle Thorn vs Black-throated Mango

Vachellia robusta compared with Anthracothorax nigricollis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ankle Thorn	Black-throated Mango
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Fabaceae	Trochilidae
Genus	Vachellia	Anthracothorax
Species	Vachellia robusta	Anthracothorax nigricollis

Conservation Status

Ankle Thorn

LC — Least Concern

Black-throated Mango

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ankle Thorn	Black-throated Mango
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ankle Thorn

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in India.

Black-throated Mango

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Ankle Thorn

The Ankle Thorn (Vachellia robusta) is a species in the genus Vachellia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.