black-calabash vs Starrynose stingray

Amphitecna latifolia compared with Pastinachus stellurostris

Key Differences

• black-calabash is Least Concern while Starrynose stingray is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-calabash	Starrynose stingray
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Bignoniaceae	Dasyatidae
Genus	Amphitecna	Pastinachus
Species	Amphitecna latifolia	Pastinachus stellurostris

Conservation Status

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Starrynose stingray

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-calabash	Starrynose stingray
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.

Starrynose stingray

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.