Black-throated Mango vs Johnstone's Robber Frog

Anthracothorax nigricollis compared with Eleutherodactylus johnstonei

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-throated Mango	Johnstone's Robber Frog
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Amphibia (Amphibians)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Anura (Frogs & Toads)
Family	Trochilidae	Eleutherodactylidae
Genus	Anthracothorax	Eleutherodactylus
Species	Anthracothorax nigricollis	Eleutherodactylus johnstonei

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-throated Mango and Johnstone's Robber Frog share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Black-throated Mango

LC — Least Concern

Johnstone's Robber Frog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-throated Mango	Johnstone's Robber Frog
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.

Johnstone's Robber Frog

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found across North America (9 countries) and South America (Colombia, Guyana, Venezuela).

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 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇻🇪 Venezuela