Black-throated Mango vs Eurasian beaver

Anthracothorax nigricollis compared with Castor fiber

Key Differences

• Black-throated Mango is Least Concern while Eurasian beaver is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-throated Mango	Eurasian beaver
Kingdom same	Animalia (hayvan)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class	Aves (kuş)	Mammalia (memeliler)
Order	Apodiformes (Ebabiller)	Rodentia (kemiriciler)
Family	Trochilidae	Castoridae (Beavers)
Genus	Anthracothorax	Castor (Beavers)
Species	Anthracothorax nigricollis	Castor fiber

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-throated Mango and Eurasian beaver share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Kordalılar)

Conservation Status

Black-throated Mango

LC — Least Concern

Eurasian beaver

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-throated Mango	Eurasian beaver
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.

Eurasian beaver

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries). 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.

Eurasian beaver

Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber) is classified as Vulnerable (VU) on the IUCN Red List. Facing a high risk of endangerment in the wild, with declining populations and increasing habitat pressure.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway