Black-throated Mango vs Shade Moonwort

Anthracothorax nigricollis compared with Botrychium tenebrosum

Key Differences

Black-throated Mango is Least Concern while Shade Moonwort is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-throated Mango	Shade Moonwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Aves (Birds)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Trochilidae	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Anthracothorax	Botrychium
Species	Anthracothorax nigricollis	Botrychium tenebrosum

Conservation Status

Black-throated Mango

LC — Least Concern

Shade Moonwort

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-throated Mango	Shade Moonwort
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.

Shade Moonwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, and 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.