black-calabash vs Cook's Holly

Amphitecna latifolia compared with Ilex cookii

Key Differences

• black-calabash is Least Concern while Cook's Holly is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-calabash	Cook's Holly
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Aquifoliales (Aquifoliales)
Family	Bignoniaceae	Aquifoliaceae
Genus	Amphitecna	Ilex
Species	Amphitecna latifolia	Ilex cookii

Evolutionary Relationship

black-calabash and Cook's Holly share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Cook's Holly

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-calabash	Cook's Holly
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.

Cook's Holly

Habitat

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.