black-calabash vs Fatmucket

Amphitecna latifolia compared with Lampsilis siliquoidea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-calabash	Fatmucket
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Unionida (Unionida)
Family	Bignoniaceae	Unionidae
Genus	Amphitecna	Lampsilis
Species	Amphitecna latifolia	Lampsilis siliquoidea

Conservation Status

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Fatmucket

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-calabash	Fatmucket
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.

Fatmucket

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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.