black-calabash vs Red Balau

Amphitecna latifolia compared with Shorea guiso

Key Differences

• black-calabash is Least Concern while Red Balau is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-calabash	Red Balau
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 guiso

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Red Balau

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-calabash	Red Balau
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.

Red Balau

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.