Black-throated Mango vs Buff-banded Mining Bee

Anthracothorax nigricollis compared with Andrena simillima

Key Differences

• Black-throated Mango is Least Concern while Buff-banded Mining Bee is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-throated Mango	Buff-banded Mining Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Trochilidae	Andrenidae
Genus	Anthracothorax	Andrena
Species	Anthracothorax nigricollis	Andrena simillima

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-throated Mango and Buff-banded Mining Bee share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Black-throated Mango

LC — Least Concern

Buff-banded Mining Bee

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-throated Mango	Buff-banded Mining Bee
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.

Buff-banded Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, and Sweden.

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.

Buff-banded Mining Bee

The Buff-Banded Mining Bee (Andrena simillima) is a species in the genus Andrena. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.