black-calabash vs Tiny Earthstar

Amphitecna latifolia compared with Geastrum minimum

Key Differences

• black-calabash is Least Concern while Tiny Earthstar is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-calabash	Tiny Earthstar
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Geastrales (Geastrales)
Family	Bignoniaceae	Geastraceae
Genus	Amphitecna	Geastrum
Species	Amphitecna latifolia	Geastrum minimum

Conservation Status

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Tiny Earthstar

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-calabash	Tiny Earthstar
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.

Tiny Earthstar

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.