black-calabash vs Spiral Tarcrust

Amphitecna latifolia compared with Eutypa spinosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-calabash	Spiral Tarcrust
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Xylariales (Xylariales)
Family	Bignoniaceae	Diatrypaceae
Genus	Amphitecna	Eutypa
Species	Amphitecna latifolia	Eutypa spinosa

Conservation Status

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Spiral Tarcrust

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-calabash	Spiral Tarcrust
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.

Spiral Tarcrust

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, 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.