black-calabash vs Swamp Beacon

Amphitecna latifolia compared with Mitrula elegans

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-calabash	Swamp Beacon
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Helotiales (Helotiales)
Family	Bignoniaceae	Cenangiaceae
Genus	Amphitecna	Mitrula
Species	Amphitecna latifolia	Mitrula elegans

Conservation Status

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Swamp Beacon

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-calabash	Swamp Beacon
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.

Swamp Beacon

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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.