black-calabash vs Light Red Meranti

Amphitecna latifolia compared with Shorea lepidota

Key Differences

• black-calabash is Least Concern while Light Red Meranti is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-calabash	Light Red Meranti
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Bignoniaceae	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Amphitecna	Shorea
Species	Amphitecna latifolia	Shorea lepidota

Evolutionary Relationship

black-calabash and Light Red Meranti share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Light Red Meranti

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-calabash	Light Red Meranti
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.

Light Red Meranti

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.