black-calabash vs Ghost Bolete

Amphitecna latifolia compared with Leccinum holopus

Key Differences

• black-calabash is Least Concern while Ghost Bolete is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-calabash	Ghost Bolete
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Bignoniaceae	Boletaceae
Genus	Amphitecna	Leccinum
Species	Amphitecna latifolia	Leccinum holopus

Conservation Status

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Ghost Bolete

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-calabash	Ghost Bolete
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.

Ghost Bolete

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, 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.