black-calabash vs Dey's Moon Lichen

Amphitecna latifolia compared with Sticta deyana

Key Differences

• black-calabash is Least Concern while Dey's Moon Lichen is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-calabash	Dey's Moon Lichen
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Peltigerales (Peltigerales)
Family	Bignoniaceae	Lobariaceae
Genus	Amphitecna	Sticta
Species	Amphitecna latifolia	Sticta deyana

Conservation Status

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Dey's Moon Lichen

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-calabash	Dey's Moon 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.

Dey's Moon Lichen

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.