Black-throated Mango vs floating crystalwort

Anthracothorax nigricollis compared with Riccia fluitans

Key Differences

• Black-throated Mango is Least Concern while floating crystalwort is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-throated Mango	floating crystalwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Marchantiopsida (Marchantiopsida)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Marchantiales (Marchantiales)
Family	Trochilidae	Ricciaceae
Genus	Anthracothorax	Riccia
Species	Anthracothorax nigricollis	Riccia fluitans

Conservation Status

Black-throated Mango

LC — Least Concern

floating crystalwort

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-throated Mango	floating crystalwort
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.

floating crystalwort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway