Black-throated Mango vs Canada Tick-Clover

Anthracothorax nigricollis compared with Desmodium canadense

Key Differences

• Black-throated Mango is Least Concern while Canada Tick-Clover is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-throated Mango	Canada Tick-Clover
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Trochilidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Anthracothorax	Desmodium
Species	Anthracothorax nigricollis	Desmodium canadense

Conservation Status

Black-throated Mango

LC — Least Concern

Canada Tick-Clover

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-throated Mango	Canada Tick-Clover
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.

Canada Tick-Clover

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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.

Canada Tick-Clover

The Canada Tick-Clover (Desmodium canadense) is a species in the genus Desmodium. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.