black-calabash vs long-armed squid

Amphitecna latifolia compared with Chiroteuthis veranii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-calabash	long-armed squid
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Cephalopoda (Cephalopods)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Oegopsida (Oegopsida)
Family	Bignoniaceae	Chiroteuthidae
Genus	Amphitecna	Chiroteuthis
Species	Amphitecna latifolia	Chiroteuthis veranii

Conservation Status

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

long-armed squid

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-calabash	long-armed squid
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.

long-armed squid

Habitat

Native to South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Chile.

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.