Black-throated Mango vs Cigarette Beetle

Anthracothorax nigricollis compared with Sphaericus velhocabrali

Key Differences

• Black-throated Mango is Least Concern while Cigarette Beetle is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-throated Mango	Cigarette Beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Trochilidae	Ptinidae
Genus	Anthracothorax	Sphaericus
Species	Anthracothorax nigricollis	Sphaericus velhocabrali

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-throated Mango and Cigarette Beetle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Black-throated Mango

LC — Least Concern

Cigarette Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-throated Mango	Cigarette Beetle
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.

Cigarette Beetle

Habitat

Inhabits temperate broadleaf and mixed forests and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Portugal. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Cigarette Beetle

Sphaericus velhocabrali is a beetle in the family Colydiidae (or allied family), endemic to Portugal and classified as Critically Endangered by the IUCN. This species is known from extremely limited localities in the Iberian Peninsula and represents one of the most threatened coleopteran taxa in Europe. The genus Sphaericus comprises small, cylindrical bark beetles associated with decaying wood and fungal substrates in old-growth forests. Sphaericus velhocabrali likely inhabits ancient forest remnants in Portugal, where it is associated with dead and decaying timber of native hardwood trees. Its Critically Endangered status reflects an extremely small known range, very few known populations, and ongoing habitat loss from logging, land conversion, and the replacement of native forest with eucalyptus and pine plantations across much of Portugal. Veteran and ancient trees that provide suitable dead wood habitat have become rare in the intensively managed Portuguese landscape. Little is known about the detailed ecology, biology, or reproductive habits of this species, and population estimates are unavailable. Conservation action for this beetle depends on the protection of old-growth forest remnants and the promotion of veteran tree retention in Portuguese forests. Its discovery and description are relatively recent, highlighting the ongoing documentation of European invertebrate biodiversity.