black-calabash vs Oak Milk-Cap

Amphitecna latifolia compared with Lactarius quietus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-calabash	Oak Milk-Cap
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Bignoniaceae	Russulaceae
Genus	Amphitecna	Lactarius
Species	Amphitecna latifolia	Lactarius quietus

Conservation Status

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Oak Milk-Cap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-calabash	Oak Milk-Cap
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.

Oak Milk-Cap

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.