black-calabash vs Blue Flag

Amphitecna latifolia compared with Iris versicolor

Key Differences

• black-calabash is Least Concern while Blue Flag is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Blue Flag

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-calabash	Blue Flag
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black-calabash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

Blue Flag

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (10 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

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.

Blue Flag

The Blue Flag (Iris versicolor) is a species in the genus Iris. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.