black-calabash vs Ironclad Beetle

Amphitecna latifolia compared with Tarphius gabrielae

Key Differences

• black-calabash is Least Concern while Ironclad Beetle is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-calabash	Ironclad Beetle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Bignoniaceae	Zopheridae
Genus	Amphitecna	Tarphius
Species	Amphitecna latifolia	Tarphius gabrielae

Conservation Status

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Ironclad Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-calabash	Ironclad Beetle
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.

Ironclad Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.