black-calabash vs Rusty Porecrust

Amphitecna latifolia compared with Fuscoporia ferruginosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-calabash	Rusty Porecrust
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Hymenochaetales (Hymenochaetales)
Family	Bignoniaceae	Hymenochaetaceae
Genus	Amphitecna	Fuscoporia
Species	Amphitecna latifolia	Fuscoporia ferruginosa

Conservation Status

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Rusty Porecrust

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-calabash	Rusty Porecrust
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.

Rusty Porecrust

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.