black-calabash vs Lesser guitarfish

Amphitecna latifolia compared with Zapteryx brevirostris

Key Differences

• black-calabash is Least Concern while Lesser guitarfish is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-calabash	Lesser guitarfish
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Rhinopristiformes (Rhinopristiformes)
Family	Bignoniaceae	Rhinobatidae
Genus	Amphitecna	Zapteryx
Species	Amphitecna latifolia	Zapteryx brevirostris

Conservation Status

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Lesser guitarfish

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-calabash	Lesser guitarfish
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.

Lesser guitarfish

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.