Bigtooth river stingray vs black-calabash

Potamotrygon henlei compared with Amphitecna latifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bigtooth 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 henlei Amphitecna latifolia

Conservation Status

Bigtooth river stingray

LC — Least Concern

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bigtooth river stingray black-calabash
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bigtooth river stingray

black-calabash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

Bigtooth river stingray

The Bigtooth river stingray (Potamotrygon henlei) is a species in the genus Potamotrygon. 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.

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