black-calabash vs Swell shark

Amphitecna latifolia compared with Cephaloscyllium ventriosum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-calabash	Swell shark
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	Scyliorhinidae
Genus	Amphitecna	Cephaloscyllium
Species	Amphitecna latifolia	Cephaloscyllium ventriosum

Conservation Status

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Swell shark

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-calabash	Swell shark
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.

Swell shark

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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.