Black-throated Mango vs Broad-Leaved Cattail

Anthracothorax nigricollis compared with Typha latifolia

Key Differences

• Black-throated Mango is Least Concern while Broad-Leaved Cattail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-throated Mango	Broad-Leaved Cattail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Trochilidae	Typhaceae
Genus	Anthracothorax	Typha
Species	Anthracothorax nigricollis	Typha latifolia

Conservation Status

Black-throated Mango

LC — Least Concern

Broad-Leaved Cattail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-throated Mango	Broad-Leaved Cattail
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.

Broad-Leaved Cattail

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Senegal), Asia (Indonesia, Malaysia), Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada, Guatemala, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea), and South America (4 countries).

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.

Broad-Leaved Cattail

The Broad-Leaved Cattail (Typha latifolia) is a species in the genus Typha. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes. It has been recorded Widely distributed across Africa (Senegal), Asia (Indonesia, Malaysia), Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada, Guatemala, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea), and South America (4 countri.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇳🇴 Norway 🇻🇪 Venezuela