black-calabash vs fox squirrel

Amphitecna latifolia compared with Sciurus niger

Key Differences

• black-calabash is Least Concern while fox squirrel is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-calabash	fox squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Bignoniaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Amphitecna	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Amphitecna latifolia	Sciurus niger

Conservation Status

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

fox squirrel

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-calabash	fox squirrel
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.

fox squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (United States).

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.