black-calabash vs Fishing Cat

Amphitecna latifolia compared with Prionailurus viverrinus

Key Differences

• black-calabash is Least Concern while Fishing Cat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-calabash	Fishing Cat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Bignoniaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Amphitecna	Prionailurus
Species	Amphitecna latifolia	Prionailurus viverrinus

Conservation Status

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Fishing Cat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-calabash	Fishing Cat
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.

Fishing Cat

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.