black-calabash vs Mexican Flameknee

Amphitecna latifolia compared with Brachypelma auratum

Key Differences

• black-calabash is Least Concern while Mexican Flameknee is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-calabash	Mexican Flameknee
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Bignoniaceae	Theraphosidae
Genus	Amphitecna	Brachypelma
Species	Amphitecna latifolia	Brachypelma auratum

Conservation Status

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Mexican Flameknee

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-calabash	Mexican Flameknee
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.

Mexican Flameknee

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

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.