black-calabash vs Variable Flying Fox

Amphitecna latifolia compared with Pteropus hypomelanus

Key Differences

• black-calabash is Least Concern while Variable Flying Fox is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-calabash	Variable Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Bignoniaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Amphitecna	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Amphitecna latifolia	Pteropus hypomelanus

Conservation Status

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Variable Flying Fox

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-calabash	Variable Flying Fox
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.

Variable Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.