Black-throated Mango vs Lacquered Bracket

Anthracothorax nigricollis compared with Ganoderma lucidum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-throated Mango	Lacquered Bracket
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Trochilidae	Polyporaceae
Genus	Anthracothorax	Ganoderma
Species	Anthracothorax nigricollis	Ganoderma lucidum

Conservation Status

Black-throated Mango

LC — Least Concern

Lacquered Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-throated Mango	Lacquered Bracket
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.

Lacquered Bracket

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.