Black-throated Mango vs Captain Cook's Bean Snail

Anthracothorax nigricollis compared with Partula faba

Key Differences

  • Black-throated Mango is Least Concern while Captain Cook's Bean Snail is Extinct in the Wild.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Black-throated Mango Captain Cook's Bean Snail
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class Aves (Birds) Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order Apodiformes (Apodiformes) Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family Trochilidae Partulidae
Genus Anthracothorax Partula
Species Anthracothorax nigricollis Partula faba

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-throated Mango and Captain Cook's Bean Snail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Black-throated Mango

LC — Least Concern

Captain Cook's Bean Snail

EW — Extinct in the Wild

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Black-throated Mango Captain Cook's Bean Snail
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.

Captain Cook's Bean Snail

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

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.

Captain Cook's Bean Snail

The Captain Cook's Bean Snail (Partula faba) is a species in the genus Partula. It is currently classified as Extinct in the Wild (EW) on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

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