black-calabash vs European Mink

Amphitecna latifolia compared with Mustela lutreola

Key Differences

• black-calabash is Least Concern while European Mink is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-calabash	European Mink
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Bignoniaceae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Amphitecna	Mustela
Species	Amphitecna latifolia	Mustela lutreola

Conservation Status

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

European Mink

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-calabash	European Mink
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.

European Mink

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

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.