Black-throated Mango vs boreal moonwort

Anthracothorax nigricollis compared with Botrychium boreale

Key Differences

• Black-throated Mango is Least Concern while boreal moonwort is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-throated Mango	boreal moonwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Aves (Birds)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Trochilidae	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Anthracothorax	Botrychium
Species	Anthracothorax nigricollis	Botrychium boreale

Conservation Status

Black-throated Mango

LC — Least Concern

boreal moonwort

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-throated Mango	boreal moonwort
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.

boreal moonwort

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.

boreal moonwort

The Boreal moonwort (Botrychium boreale) is a species in the genus Botrychium. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway