Beaked Iris vs black-calabash

Iris ensata compared with Amphitecna latifolia

Key Differences

• Beaked Iris is Not Evaluated while black-calabash is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beaked Iris	black-calabash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Mantodea (Mantodea)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Eremiaphilidae	Bignoniaceae
Genus	Iris	Amphitecna
Species	Iris ensata	Amphitecna latifolia

Conservation Status

Beaked Iris

NE — Not Evaluated

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beaked Iris	black-calabash
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beaked Iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), 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.

Beaked Iris

The Beaked Iris (Iris ensata) is a species in the genus Iris. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.