Black-throated Mango vs Translucent Stonewort

Anthracothorax nigricollis compared with Nitella translucens

Key Differences

Black-throated Mango is Least Concern while Translucent Stonewort is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-throated Mango	Translucent Stonewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Charophyta (Charophyta)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Charophyceae (Charophyceae)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Charales (Charales)
Family	Trochilidae	Characeae
Genus	Anthracothorax	Nitella
Species	Anthracothorax nigricollis	Nitella translucens

Conservation Status

Black-throated Mango

LC — Least Concern

Translucent Stonewort

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-throated Mango	Translucent Stonewort
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.

Translucent Stonewort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. 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.