black-calabash vs Elegant Polypore

Amphitecna latifolia compared with Cerioporus varius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-calabash	Elegant Polypore
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Bignoniaceae	Polyporaceae
Genus	Amphitecna	Cerioporus
Species	Amphitecna latifolia	Cerioporus varius

Conservation Status

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Elegant Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-calabash	Elegant Polypore
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.

Elegant Polypore

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across 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.