black-calabash vs White Maze Polypore

Amphitecna latifolia compared with Trametes elegans

Key Differences

• black-calabash is Least Concern while White Maze Polypore is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-calabash	White Maze Polypore
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Bignoniaceae	Polyporaceae
Genus	Amphitecna	Trametes
Species	Amphitecna latifolia	Trametes elegans

Conservation Status

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

White Maze Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-calabash	White Maze Polypore
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.

White Maze Polypore

Habitat

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

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.