Black-throated Mango vs common warthog

Anthracothorax nigricollis compared with Phacochoerus africanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Black-throated Mango common warthog
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same Chordata (Chordates) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Aves (Birds) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Apodiformes (Apodiformes) Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family Trochilidae Suidae (Pigs)
Genus Anthracothorax Phacochoerus
Species Anthracothorax nigricollis Phacochoerus africanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-throated Mango and common warthog share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Black-throated Mango

LC — Least Concern

common warthog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Black-throated Mango common warthog
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.

common warthog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across South Africa 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.

common warthog

<em>Phacochoerus africanus</em>, commonly known as the common warthog, is a wild member of the family Suidae (pigs) widely distributed across sub-Saharan Africa, inhabiting a broad swath of savanna, grassland, and open woodland habitats from Senegal and Ethiopia south to South Africa and Namibia. This species is highly adaptable and typically occupies open or lightly wooded landscapes with short grass and access to wallowing sites and water. <em>Phacochoerus africanus</em> is immediately recognizable by the prominent facial "warts" — enlarged dermal structures on the snout that are larger in males — and the impressive upward-curving tusks formed from elongated canine teeth used in defense and social competition. Warthogs are omnivorous but primarily herbivorous, feeding on grasses, roots, bulbs, bark, and fallen fruit, and are notable for the distinctive posture of kneeling on their front "wrist" pads while rooting for food. They use burrows excavated by other animals, particularly aardvarks, for shelter and rearing young. Natural predators include lions, leopards, cheetahs, wild dogs, and crocodiles. The species is currently assessed as Least Concern by the IUCN, with populations stable and abundant across protected areas. Population trend data is stable. Biological traits including average lifespan of up to 15 years, body lengths of 90 to 150 centimeters, and weights of 45 to 150 kilograms are documented across the literature.

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