black-calabash vs Elegant Water Shrew

Amphitecna latifolia compared with Nectogale elegans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-calabash	Elegant Water Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (نباتات)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (كاسيات البذور)	Chordata (حبليات)
Class	Magnoliopsida (ماغنولانية)	Mammalia (ثدييات)
Order	Lamiales (شفويات)	Soricomorpha (زبابيات الشكل)
Family	Bignoniaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Amphitecna	Nectogale
Species	Amphitecna latifolia	Nectogale elegans

Conservation Status

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-calabash	Elegant Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black-calabash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

black-calabash

The Black-calabash (Amphitecna latifolia) is a species in the genus Amphitecna. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.