black-calabash vs Fox Potato

Amphitecna latifolia compared with Solanum lignicaule

Key Differences

• black-calabash is Least Concern while Fox Potato is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-calabash	Fox Potato
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Bignoniaceae	Solanaceae
Genus	Amphitecna	Solanum
Species	Amphitecna latifolia	Solanum lignicaule

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Fox Potato

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-calabash	Fox Potato
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.

Fox Potato

Habitat

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

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.