black-calabash vs Short-Stalked Suillus

Amphitecna latifolia compared with Suillus brevipes

Key Differences

• black-calabash is Least Concern while Short-Stalked Suillus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-calabash	Short-Stalked Suillus
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Bignoniaceae	Suillaceae
Genus	Amphitecna	Suillus
Species	Amphitecna latifolia	Suillus brevipes

Conservation Status

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Short-Stalked Suillus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-calabash	Short-Stalked Suillus
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.

Short-Stalked Suillus

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Taiwan 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.