black-calabash vs Sharp-tooth smooth hound

Amphitecna latifolia compared with Mustelus dorsalis

Key Differences

• black-calabash is Least Concern while Sharp-tooth smooth hound is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-calabash	Sharp-tooth smooth hound
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Carcharhiniformes (Ground Sharks)
Family	Bignoniaceae	Triakidae
Genus	Amphitecna	Mustelus
Species	Amphitecna latifolia	Mustelus dorsalis

Conservation Status

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Sharp-tooth smooth hound

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-calabash	Sharp-tooth smooth hound
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.

Sharp-tooth smooth hound

Habitat

Typically found in marine environments from coastal waters to deep ocean.

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.