black-calabash vs Small Persimmon

Amphitecna latifolia compared with Diospyros vaccinioides

Key Differences

• black-calabash is Least Concern while Small Persimmon is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-calabash	Small Persimmon
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Bignoniaceae	Ebenaceae
Genus	Amphitecna	Diospyros
Species	Amphitecna latifolia	Diospyros vaccinioides

Evolutionary Relationship

black-calabash and Small Persimmon share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Small Persimmon

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-calabash	Small Persimmon
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.

Small Persimmon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Taiwan. Currently classified as Critically Endangered 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.