black-calabash vs Scaly Ink Cap

Amphitecna latifolia compared with Coprinopsis variegata

Key Differences

• black-calabash is Least Concern while Scaly Ink Cap is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-calabash	Scaly Ink Cap
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Bignoniaceae	Psathyrellaceae
Genus	Amphitecna	Coprinopsis
Species	Amphitecna latifolia	Coprinopsis variegata

Conservation Status

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Scaly Ink Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-calabash	Scaly Ink 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.

Scaly Ink Cap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Found in 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.