black-calabash vs Staph beetle

Amphitecna latifolia compared with Oligota pumilio

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-calabash	Staph beetle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Bignoniaceae	Staphylinidae
Genus	Amphitecna	Oligota
Species	Amphitecna latifolia	Oligota pumilio

Conservation Status

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Staph beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-calabash	Staph beetle
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.

Staph beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Argentina, Chile).

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.