black-calabash vs smooth hound

Amphitecna latifolia compared with Mustelus mustelus

Key Differences

• black-calabash is Least Concern while smooth hound is Not Evaluated.

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 mustelus

Conservation Status

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

smooth hound

NE — Not Evaluated

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

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.