black-calabash vs Smooth hound

Amphitecna latifolia compared with Mustelus mento

Key Differences

• black-calabash is Least Concern while Smooth hound is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-calabash	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 mento

Conservation Status

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Smooth hound

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-calabash	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.

Smooth hound

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate grasslands and steppes, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found in Chile. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.