black-calabash vs Jet Ant

Amphitecna latifolia compared with Lasius fuliginosus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-calabash	Jet Ant
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Bignoniaceae	Formicidae
Genus	Amphitecna	Lasius
Species	Amphitecna latifolia	Lasius fuliginosus

Conservation Status

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Jet Ant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-calabash	Jet Ant
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.

Jet Ant

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

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.