Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Black-throated Mango

Alkanna maleolens compared with Anthracothorax nigricollis

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Black-throated Mango is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Black-throated Mango
Kingdom	Plantae (thực vật)	Animalia (động vật)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (chim)
Order	Boraginales (Bộ Mồ hôi)	Apodiformes (Bộ Yến)
Family	Boraginaceae	Trochilidae
Genus	Alkanna	Anthracothorax
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Anthracothorax nigricollis

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Black-throated Mango

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Black-throated Mango
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bad-smelling Alkanet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Black-throated Mango

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Bad-smelling Alkanet

The Bad-smelling Alkanet (Alkanna maleolens) is a species in the genus Alkanna. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.