black-calabash vs Elm Leech

Amphitecna latifolia compared with Hypsizygus ulmarius

Key Differences

• black-calabash is Least Concern while Elm Leech is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-calabash	Elm Leech
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Bignoniaceae	Lyophyllaceae
Genus	Amphitecna	Hypsizygus
Species	Amphitecna latifolia	Hypsizygus ulmarius

Conservation Status

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Elm Leech

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-calabash	Elm Leech
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.

Elm Leech

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.