Bear Oak vs black-calabash

Quercus ilicifolia compared with Amphitecna latifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bear Oak	black-calabash
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Fagaceae (Beech Family)	Bignoniaceae
Genus	Quercus (Oaks)	Amphitecna
Species	Quercus ilicifolia	Amphitecna latifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bear Oak

LC — Least Concern

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bear Oak	black-calabash
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bear Oak

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

black-calabash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

Bear Oak

The Bear Oak (Quercus ilicifolia) is a species in the genus Quercus. It is currently classified as Least Concern 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.