black-calabash vs

Amphitecna latifolia compared with Sphingopyxis granuli

Key Differences

• black-calabash is Least Concern while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-calabash
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Proteobacteria (Proteobacteria)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Alphaproteobacteria (Alphaproteobacteria)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Sphingomonadales (Sphingomonadales)
Family	Bignoniaceae	Sphingomonadaceae
Genus	Amphitecna	Sphingopyxis
Species	Amphitecna latifolia	Sphingopyxis granuli

Conservation Status

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-calabash
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.

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.

Sphingopyxis granuli is a Gram-negative alphaproteobacterium in the family Sphingomonadaceae, characterized by its yellow-pigmented colonies and the presence of sphingolipids in its membrane—a trait shared across the family. It was isolated from granule-associated material and is aerobic, rod-shaped, and motile. Sphingopyxis species are common in soils, freshwater, and plant-associated environments.