black-calabash vs Malagasy civet

Amphitecna latifolia compared with Fossa fossana

Key Differences

• black-calabash is Least Concern while Malagasy civet is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-calabash	Malagasy civet
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Bignoniaceae	Eupleridae
Genus	Amphitecna	Fossa
Species	Amphitecna latifolia	Fossa fossana

Conservation Status

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Malagasy civet

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-calabash	Malagasy civet
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.

Malagasy civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.