black-calabash vs Spiny Baskettail

Amphitecna latifolia compared with Epitheca spinigera

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-calabash	Spiny Baskettail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Bignoniaceae	Corduliidae
Genus	Amphitecna	Epitheca
Species	Amphitecna latifolia	Epitheca spinigera

Conservation Status

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Spiny Baskettail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-calabash	Spiny Baskettail
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.

Spiny Baskettail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.

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.