black-calabash vs Crescent Map Lichen

Amphitecna latifolia compared with Rhizocarpon lecanorinum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-calabash	Crescent Map Lichen
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Rhizocarpales (Rhizocarpales)
Family	Bignoniaceae	Rhizocarpaceae
Genus	Amphitecna	Rhizocarpon
Species	Amphitecna latifolia	Rhizocarpon lecanorinum

Conservation Status

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Crescent Map Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-calabash	Crescent Map Lichen
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.

Crescent Map Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and 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.