black-calabash vs Highfin dogfish

Amphitecna latifolia compared with Centroscyllium excelsum

Key Differences

• black-calabash is Least Concern while Highfin dogfish is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-calabash	Highfin dogfish
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Squaliformes (Squaliformes)
Family	Bignoniaceae	Etmopteridae
Genus	Amphitecna	Centroscyllium
Species	Amphitecna latifolia	Centroscyllium excelsum

Conservation Status

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Highfin dogfish

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-calabash	Highfin dogfish
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.

Highfin dogfish

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.