Bengal whipray vs black-calabash

Brevitrygon imbricata compared with Amphitecna latifolia

Key Differences

• Bengal whipray is Vulnerable while black-calabash is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bengal whipray	black-calabash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Dasyatidae	Bignoniaceae
Genus	Brevitrygon	Amphitecna
Species	Brevitrygon imbricata	Amphitecna latifolia

Conservation Status

Bengal whipray

VU — Vulnerable

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bengal whipray	black-calabash
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bengal whipray

black-calabash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

Bengal whipray

The Bengal whipray (Brevitrygon imbricata) is a species in the genus Brevitrygon. It is currently classified as Vulnerable 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.