Alpine Catchfly vs black-calabash

Silene alpicola compared with Amphitecna latifolia

Key Differences

• Alpine Catchfly is Vulnerable while black-calabash is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Catchfly	black-calabash
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Caryophyllaceae	Bignoniaceae
Genus	Silene	Amphitecna
Species	Silene alpicola	Amphitecna latifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

Alpine Catchfly and black-calabash share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Alpine Catchfly

VU — Vulnerable

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Catchfly	black-calabash
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Catchfly

Habitat

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

black-calabash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

Alpine Catchfly

The Alpine Catchfly (Silene alpicola) is a species in the genus Silene. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.