Black-throated Mango vs Bormans' Cave-cricket

Anthracothorax nigricollis compared with Dolichopoda bormansi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Black-throated Mango Bormans' Cave-cricket
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Aves (Birds) Insecta (Insects)
Order Apodiformes (Apodiformes) Orthoptera (Orthoptera)
Family Trochilidae Rhaphidophoridae
Genus Anthracothorax Dolichopoda
Species Anthracothorax nigricollis Dolichopoda bormansi

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-throated Mango and Bormans' Cave-cricket share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Black-throated Mango

LC — Least Concern

Bormans' Cave-cricket

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Black-throated Mango Bormans' Cave-cricket
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.

Bormans' Cave-cricket

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Germany.

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.

Bormans' Cave-cricket

The Bormans' Cave-cricket (Dolichopoda bormansi) is a species in the genus Dolichopoda. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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