black-calabash vs Mentawai Squirrel

Amphitecna latifolia compared with Callosciurus melanogaster

Key Differences

• black-calabash is Least Concern while Mentawai Squirrel is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-calabash	Mentawai Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Bignoniaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Amphitecna	Callosciurus
Species	Amphitecna latifolia	Callosciurus melanogaster

Conservation Status

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Mentawai Squirrel

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-calabash	Mentawai Squirrel
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.

Mentawai Squirrel

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.