Ash Dieback vs black-calabash

Hymenoscyphus fraxineus compared with Amphitecna latifolia

Key Differences

• Ash Dieback is Not Evaluated while black-calabash is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ash Dieback	black-calabash
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Helotiales (Helotiales)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Helotiaceae	Bignoniaceae
Genus	Hymenoscyphus	Amphitecna
Species	Hymenoscyphus fraxineus	Amphitecna latifolia

Conservation Status

Ash Dieback

NE — Not Evaluated

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ash Dieback	black-calabash
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ash Dieback

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).

black-calabash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

Ash Dieback

Ash dieback (Hymenoscyphus fraxineus) is a species in the genus Hymenoscyphus. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

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.