black-calabash vs Gene's Cave Salamander

Amphitecna latifolia compared with Speleomantes genei

Key Differences

• black-calabash is Least Concern while Gene's Cave Salamander is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-calabash	Gene's Cave Salamander
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Amphibia (Amphibians)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Caudata (Caudata)
Family	Bignoniaceae	Plethodontidae
Genus	Amphitecna	Speleomantes
Species	Amphitecna latifolia	Speleomantes genei

Conservation Status

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Gene's Cave Salamander

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-calabash	Gene's Cave Salamander
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.

Gene's Cave Salamander

Habitat

Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

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.