Anglespot river stingray vs black-calabash

Potamotrygon orbignyi compared with Amphitecna latifolia

Key Differences

• Anglespot river stingray is Near Threatened while black-calabash is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anglespot river stingray	black-calabash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Potamotrygonidae	Bignoniaceae
Genus	Potamotrygon	Amphitecna
Species	Potamotrygon orbignyi	Amphitecna latifolia

Conservation Status

Anglespot river stingray

NT — Near Threatened

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anglespot river stingray	black-calabash
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Anglespot river stingray

Habitat

Native to South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Colombia. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

black-calabash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

Anglespot river stingray

The Anglespot river stingray (Potamotrygon orbignyi) is a species in the genus Potamotrygon. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Native to South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia