Black-throated Mango vs Norfolk Bladder-moss

Anthracothorax nigricollis compared with Physcomitrium eurystomum

Key Differences

Black-throated Mango is Least Concern while Norfolk Bladder-moss is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-throated Mango	Norfolk Bladder-moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Aves (Birds)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Funariales (Funariales)
Family	Trochilidae	Funariaceae
Genus	Anthracothorax	Physcomitrium
Species	Anthracothorax nigricollis	Physcomitrium eurystomum

Conservation Status

Black-throated Mango

LC — Least Concern

Norfolk Bladder-moss

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-throated Mango	Norfolk Bladder-moss
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.

Norfolk Bladder-moss

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan. Currently classified as Critically 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.