black-calabash vs Sponge

Amphitecna latifolia compared with Cliona thoosina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-calabash	Sponge
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Porifera (Sponges)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Demospongiae (Demospongiae)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Clionaida (Clionaida)
Family	Bignoniaceae	Clionaidae
Genus	Amphitecna	Cliona
Species	Amphitecna latifolia	Cliona thoosina

Conservation Status

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Sponge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-calabash	Sponge
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.

Sponge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway 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.