Black-throated Mango vs Greater Long-tongued Bat

Anthracothorax nigricollis compared with Choeroniscus periosus

Key Differences

• Black-throated Mango is Least Concern while Greater Long-tongued Bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-throated Mango	Greater Long-tongued Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (प्राणी)	Animalia (प्राणी)
Phylum same	Chordata (रज्जुकी)	Chordata (रज्जुकी)
Class	Aves (पक्षी)	Mammalia (स्तनधारी)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Chiroptera (चमगादड़)
Family	Trochilidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Anthracothorax	Choeroniscus
Species	Anthracothorax nigricollis	Choeroniscus periosus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-throated Mango and Greater Long-tongued Bat share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (रज्जुकी)

Conservation Status

Black-throated Mango

LC — Least Concern

Greater Long-tongued Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-throated Mango	Greater Long-tongued Bat
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.

Greater Long-tongued Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. Currently classified as Vulnerable 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador