Black-throated Mango vs Confusing Bumble Bee

Anthracothorax nigricollis compared with Bombus perplexus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-throated Mango	Confusing Bumble 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	Apidae (Bees)
Genus	Anthracothorax	Bombus
Species	Anthracothorax nigricollis	Bombus perplexus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-throated Mango

LC — Least Concern

Confusing Bumble Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-throated Mango	Confusing Bumble 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.

Confusing Bumble Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in 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.