black-calabash vs lowland paca

Amphitecna latifolia compared with Cuniculus paca

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-calabash	lowland paca
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Bignoniaceae	Cuniculidae
Genus	Amphitecna	Cuniculus
Species	Amphitecna latifolia	Cuniculus paca

Conservation Status

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

lowland paca

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-calabash	lowland paca
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.

lowland paca

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

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.