black-calabash vs Scaly Tooth

Amphitecna latifolia compared with Sarcodon squamosus

Key Differences

• black-calabash is Least Concern while Scaly Tooth is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-calabash	Scaly Tooth
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Bignoniaceae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Amphitecna	Sarcodon
Species	Amphitecna latifolia	Sarcodon squamosus

Conservation Status

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Scaly Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-calabash	Scaly Tooth
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 Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.