black-calabash vs Fen Ragwort

Amphitecna latifolia compared with Jacobaea paludosa

Key Differences

• black-calabash is Least Concern while Fen Ragwort is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-calabash	Fen Ragwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Bignoniaceae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Amphitecna	Jacobaea
Species	Amphitecna latifolia	Jacobaea paludosa

Evolutionary Relationship

black-calabash and Fen Ragwort share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Fen Ragwort

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-calabash	Fen Ragwort
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.

Fen Ragwort

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable 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.