African lungfish vs black-calabash

Protopterus annectens compared with Amphitecna latifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African lungfish	black-calabash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Dipneusti (Dipneusti)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Ceratodontiformes (Ceratodontiformes)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Protopteridae	Bignoniaceae
Genus	Protopterus	Amphitecna
Species	Protopterus annectens	Amphitecna latifolia

Conservation Status

African lungfish

LC — Least Concern

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

African lungfish

black-calabash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

African lungfish

The African lungfish (Protopterus annectens) is a species in the genus Protopterus. 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.