black-calabash vs Large-eared Hutia

Amphitecna latifolia compared with Mesocapromys auritus

Key Differences

• black-calabash is Least Concern while Large-eared Hutia is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-calabash	Large-eared Hutia
Kingdom	Plantae (พืช)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Lamiales (อันดับกะเพรา)	Rodentia (อันดับสัตว์ฟันแทะ)
Family	Bignoniaceae	Capromyidae
Genus	Amphitecna	Mesocapromys
Species	Amphitecna latifolia	Mesocapromys auritus

Conservation Status

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Large-eared Hutia

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-calabash	Large-eared Hutia
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.

Large-eared Hutia

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.