American Goldthread vs black-calabash

Coptis trifolia compared with Amphitecna latifolia

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Goldthread	black-calabash
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Ranunculaceae	Bignoniaceae
Genus	Coptis	Amphitecna
Species	Coptis trifolia	Amphitecna latifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

American Goldthread

NE — Not Evaluated

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

American Goldthread

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, Norway, Taiwan, and United States.

black-calabash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

American Goldthread

The American Goldthread (Coptis trifolia) is a species in the genus Coptis. 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.