black-calabash vs Brown Ear

Amphitecna latifolia compared with Otidea cochleata

Key Differences

• black-calabash is Least Concern while Brown Ear is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-calabash	Brown Ear
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Bignoniaceae	Otideaceae
Genus	Amphitecna	Otidea
Species	Amphitecna latifolia	Otidea cochleata

Conservation Status

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Brown Ear

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-calabash	Brown Ear
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.

Brown Ear

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Brown Ear

The Brown Ear (Otidea cochleata) is a species in the genus Otidea. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.