Atlantic Stream Crayfish vs black-calabash

Austropotamobius pallipes compared with Amphitecna latifolia

Key Differences

• Atlantic Stream Crayfish is Endangered while black-calabash is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Atlantic Stream Crayfish	black-calabash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Decapoda (Decapoda)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Astacidae	Bignoniaceae
Genus	Austropotamobius	Amphitecna
Species	Austropotamobius pallipes	Amphitecna latifolia

Conservation Status

Atlantic Stream Crayfish

EN — Endangered

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Atlantic Stream Crayfish	black-calabash
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Atlantic Stream Crayfish

Habitat

Inhabits temperate broadleaf and mixed forests and temperate coniferous forests within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Ireland and United Kingdom. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

black-calabash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

Atlantic Stream Crayfish

The Atlantic Stream Crayfish (Austropotamobius pallipes) is a species in the genus Austropotamobius. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits temperate broadleaf and mixed forests and temperate coniferous forests within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

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.