black-calabash vs fox tapeworm

Amphitecna latifolia compared with Echinococcus multilocularis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-calabash	fox tapeworm
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Platyhelminthes (Platyhelminthes)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Cestoda (Cestoda)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Cyclophyllidea (Cyclophyllidea)
Family	Bignoniaceae	Taeniidae
Genus	Amphitecna	Echinococcus
Species	Amphitecna latifolia	Echinococcus multilocularis

Conservation Status

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

fox tapeworm

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-calabash	fox tapeworm
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 tapeworm

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Japan, Norway, Poland, and Sweden.

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.