Black-throated Mango vs Shelled Slug

Anthracothorax nigricollis compared with Testacella haliotidea

Key Differences

• Black-throated Mango is Least Concern while Shelled Slug is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-throated Mango	Shelled Slug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Trochilidae	Testacellidae
Genus	Anthracothorax	Testacella
Species	Anthracothorax nigricollis	Testacella haliotidea

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-throated Mango

LC — Least Concern

Shelled Slug

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-throated Mango	Shelled Slug
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.

Shelled Slug

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (9 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).

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.