black-calabash vs spurred threadwort

Amphitecna latifolia compared with Cephaloziella elachista

Key Differences

• black-calabash is Least Concern while spurred threadwort is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-calabash	spurred threadwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Bignoniaceae	Cephaloziellaceae
Genus	Amphitecna	Cephaloziella
Species	Amphitecna latifolia	Cephaloziella elachista

Evolutionary Relationship

black-calabash and spurred threadwort share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

spurred threadwort

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-calabash	spurred threadwort
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.

spurred threadwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as 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.