Black-throated Mango vs Seua lai mek

Anthracothorax nigricollis compared with Neofelis nebulosa

Key Differences

  • Black-throated Mango is Least Concern while Seua lai mek is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Black-throated Mango Seua lai mek
Kingdom same Animalia (สัตว์) Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง) Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class Aves (นก) Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order Apodiformes (Apodiformes) Carnivora (สัตว์กินเนื้อ)
Family Trochilidae Felidae (Cats)
Genus Anthracothorax Neofelis (Clouded Leopards)
Species Anthracothorax nigricollis Neofelis nebulosa

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-throated Mango and Seua lai mek share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)

Conservation Status

Black-throated Mango

LC — Least Concern

Seua lai mek

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~10.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Black-throated Mango Seua lai mek
Diet Carnivore
Average Lifespan 15 years
Average Length 1.0 m
Average Weight 20.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-throated Mango

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Seua lai mek

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 11 distinct biome types spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, and Thailand. 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.

Seua lai mek

A medium-sized wild cat weighing up to 26 kg, clouded leopards inhabit tropical and subtropical forests from the eastern Himalayas through Southeast Asia to Borneo. Named for their distinctive cloud-like coat markings, they possess the longest canine teeth relative to skull size of any wild cat and are exceptional climbers able to descend trees headfirst. Vulnerable due to deforestation, though the total population remains poorly known.

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