Alder Leaf Gall Mite vs black-calabash

Eriophyes laevis compared with Amphitecna latifolia

Key Differences

• Alder Leaf Gall Mite is Not Evaluated while black-calabash is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Leaf Gall Mite	black-calabash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Arachnida (Arachnids)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Trombidiformes (Trombidiformes)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Eriophyidae	Bignoniaceae
Genus	Eriophyes	Amphitecna
Species	Eriophyes laevis	Amphitecna latifolia

Conservation Status

Alder Leaf Gall Mite

NE — Not Evaluated

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Leaf Gall Mite	black-calabash
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alder Leaf Gall Mite

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

black-calabash

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

Alder Leaf Gall Mite

The Alder Leaf Gall Mite (Eriophyes laevis) is a species in the genus Eriophyes. Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

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.