black-calabash vs Caspian Shrew

Amphitecna latifolia compared with Crocidura caspica

Key Differences

• black-calabash is Least Concern while Caspian Shrew is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-calabash	Caspian Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Bignoniaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Amphitecna	Crocidura
Species	Amphitecna latifolia	Crocidura caspica

Conservation Status

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Caspian Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-calabash	Caspian Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black-calabash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

Caspian Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.

Caspian Shrew

The Caspian Shrew (Crocidura caspica) is a species in the genus Crocidura. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.