African chimaera vs black-calabash

Hydrolagus africanus compared with Amphitecna latifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African chimaera	black-calabash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Holocephali (Holocephali)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chimaeriformes (Chimaeriformes)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Chimaeridae	Bignoniaceae
Genus	Hydrolagus	Amphitecna
Species	Hydrolagus africanus	Amphitecna latifolia

Conservation Status

African chimaera

LC — Least Concern

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African chimaera	black-calabash
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African chimaera

black-calabash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

African chimaera

The African chimaera (Hydrolagus africanus) is a species in the genus Hydrolagus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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.