Mango Gorginegro vs Buff Button

Anthracothorax nigricollis compared with Acleris permutana

Key Differences

  • Mango Gorginegro is Least Concern while Buff Button is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Mango Gorginegro Buff Button
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Chordata (cordados) Arthropoda (artrópodos)
Class Aves (Birds) Insecta (insecto)
Order Apodiformes (Apodiformes) Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family Trochilidae Tortricidae
Genus Anthracothorax Acleris
Species Anthracothorax nigricollis Acleris permutana

Evolutionary Relationship

Mango Gorginegro and Buff Button share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Mango Gorginegro

LC — Least Concern

Buff Button

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Mango Gorginegro Buff Button
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mango Gorginegro

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Buff Button

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Mango Gorginegro

Un colibrí grande y llamativo de los bosques tropicales desde el sur de México hasta Argentina, los mangos gorginegros presentan un marcado dimorfismo sexual: los machos exhiben una garganta y pecho negro brillante con flancos violáceos y verdes y una llamativa cola morada, mientras que las hembras son blancas por debajo con una franja negra central. Habitan bordes de bosque, claros y jardines, donde defienden agresivamente los árboles en floración. Los machos realizan espectaculares vuelos de exhibición a la altura del dosel forestal. Catalogada como Preocupación Menor en toda su amplia área de distribución neotropical.

Buff Button

The Buff Button (Acleris permutana) is a species in the genus Acleris. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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