black-calabash vs Scented Webcap

Amphitecna latifolia compared with Cortinarius agathosmus

Key Differences

• black-calabash is Least Concern while Scented Webcap is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-calabash	Scented Webcap
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	Cortinariaceae
Genus	Amphitecna	Cortinarius
Species	Amphitecna latifolia	Cortinarius agathosmus

Conservation Status

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Scented Webcap

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-calabash	Scented Webcap
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.

Scented Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.