Black-throated Mango vs Buff Button

Anthracothorax nigricollis compared with Acleris permutana

Key Differences

• Black-throated Mango is Least Concern while Buff Button is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-throated Mango	Buff Button
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)
Class	Aves (นก)	Insecta (แมลง)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Lepidoptera (ผีเสื้อ)
Family	Trochilidae	Tortricidae
Genus	Anthracothorax	Acleris
Species	Anthracothorax nigricollis	Acleris permutana

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-throated Mango and Buff Button share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (สัตว์)

Conservation Status

Black-throated Mango

LC — Least Concern

Buff Button

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-throated Mango	Buff Button
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.

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.

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.

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.