Black-throated Mango vs Grass-Leaf Pondweed

Anthracothorax nigricollis compared with Potamogeton gramineus

Key Differences

Black-throated Mango is Least Concern while Grass-Leaf Pondweed is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-throated Mango	Grass-Leaf Pondweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Trochilidae	Potamogetonaceae
Genus	Anthracothorax	Potamogeton
Species	Anthracothorax nigricollis	Potamogeton gramineus

Conservation Status

Black-throated Mango

LC — Least Concern

Grass-Leaf Pondweed

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-throated Mango	Grass-Leaf Pondweed
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.

Grass-Leaf Pondweed

Habitat

Inhabits boreal forests and taiga within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries) and North America (Canada, United States). Currently classified as 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.