black-calabash vs Midday Jird

Amphitecna latifolia compared with Meriones meridianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-calabash	Midday Jird
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Bignoniaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Amphitecna	Meriones
Species	Amphitecna latifolia	Meriones meridianus

Conservation Status

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-calabash	Midday Jird
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.

Midday Jird

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.