black-calabash vs Smith's Shrew

Amphitecna latifolia compared with Chodsigoa smithii

Key Differences

• black-calabash is Least Concern while Smith's Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-calabash	Smith's Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Bignoniaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Amphitecna	Chodsigoa
Species	Amphitecna latifolia	Chodsigoa smithii

Conservation Status

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Smith's Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-calabash	Smith's Shrew
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.

Smith's Shrew

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.