Black-throated Mango vs Small-leaf spiderwort

Anthracothorax nigricollis compared with Tradescantia fluminensis

Key Differences

• Black-throated Mango is Least Concern while Small-leaf spiderwort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-throated Mango	Small-leaf spiderwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Commelinales (Commelinales)
Family	Trochilidae	Commelinaceae
Genus	Anthracothorax	Tradescantia
Species	Anthracothorax nigricollis	Tradescantia fluminensis

Conservation Status

Black-throated Mango

LC — Least Concern

Small-leaf spiderwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-throated Mango	Small-leaf spiderwort
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.

Small-leaf spiderwort

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Eswatini, Kenya, South Africa), Asia (5 countries), Europe (13 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (5 countries).

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