black-calabash vs Dauphin de La Plata

Amphitecna latifolia compared with Pontoporia blainvillei

Key Differences

• black-calabash is Least Concern while Dauphin de La Plata is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-calabash	Dauphin de La Plata
Kingdom	Plantae (plante)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Bignoniaceae	Pontoporiidae
Genus	Amphitecna	Pontoporia
Species	Amphitecna latifolia	Pontoporia blainvillei

Conservation Status

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Dauphin de La Plata

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-calabash	Dauphin de La Plata
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.

Dauphin de La Plata

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.