black-calabash vs Slippery Jack

Amphitecna latifolia compared with Suillus luteus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-calabash	Slippery Jack
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 luteus

Conservation Status

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Slippery Jack

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-calabash	Slippery Jack
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.

Slippery Jack

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Chile).

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.