black-calabash vs Curran’s Pitogo

Amphitecna latifolia compared with Cycas curranii

Key Differences

• black-calabash is Least Concern while Curran’s Pitogo is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-calabash	Curran’s Pitogo
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Cycadales (Cycadales)
Family	Bignoniaceae	Cycadaceae
Genus	Amphitecna	Cycas
Species	Amphitecna latifolia	Cycas curranii

Evolutionary Relationship

black-calabash and Curran’s Pitogo share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Curran’s Pitogo

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-calabash	Curran’s Pitogo
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.

Curran’s Pitogo

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.