black-calabash vs Waxy Crust

Amphitecna latifolia compared with Vuilleminia comedens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-calabash	Waxy Crust
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Corticiales (Corticiales)
Family	Bignoniaceae	Vuilleminiaceae
Genus	Amphitecna	Vuilleminia
Species	Amphitecna latifolia	Vuilleminia comedens

Conservation Status

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Waxy Crust

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-calabash	Waxy Crust
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.

Waxy Crust

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Brazil, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.