American Bittersweet vs black-calabash

Celastrus scandens compared with Amphitecna latifolia

Key Differences

• American Bittersweet is Not Evaluated while black-calabash is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Bittersweet	black-calabash
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Celastrales (Celastrales)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Celastraceae	Bignoniaceae
Genus	Celastrus	Amphitecna
Species	Celastrus scandens	Amphitecna latifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

American Bittersweet

NE — Not Evaluated

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Bittersweet	black-calabash
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American Bittersweet

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

black-calabash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

American Bittersweet

The American Bittersweet (Celastrus scandens) is a species in the genus Celastrus. 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.