Black-throated Mango vs Perlemoen

Anthracothorax nigricollis compared with Haliotis midae

Key Differences

• Black-throated Mango is Least Concern while Perlemoen is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-throated Mango	Perlemoen
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Lepetellida (Lepetellida)
Family	Trochilidae	Haliotidae
Genus	Anthracothorax	Haliotis
Species	Anthracothorax nigricollis	Haliotis midae

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-throated Mango and Perlemoen share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Black-throated Mango

LC — Least Concern

Perlemoen

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-throated Mango	Perlemoen
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.

Perlemoen

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 5 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Norway and South Africa. 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway