black-calabash vs Ricefield Rat

Amphitecna latifolia compared with Rattus argentiventer

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-calabash	Ricefield Rat
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	Rattus
Species	Amphitecna latifolia	Rattus argentiventer

Conservation Status

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Ricefield Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-calabash	Ricefield Rat
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.

Ricefield Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Philippines.

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.