Asian Bittersweet vs Black-throated Mango

Celastrus orbiculatus compared with Anthracothorax nigricollis

Key Differences

• Asian Bittersweet is Not Evaluated while Black-throated Mango is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asian Bittersweet	Black-throated Mango
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Celastrales (Celastrales)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Celastraceae	Trochilidae
Genus	Celastrus	Anthracothorax
Species	Celastrus orbiculatus	Anthracothorax nigricollis

Conservation Status

Asian Bittersweet

NE — Not Evaluated

Black-throated Mango

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asian Bittersweet	Black-throated Mango
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asian Bittersweet

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Black-throated Mango

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Asian Bittersweet

Asian bittersweet (Celastrus orbiculatus) is a species in the genus Celastrus. 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway