black-calabash vs Winter Polypore

Amphitecna latifolia compared with Lentinus brumalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-calabash	Winter 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	Lentinus
Species	Amphitecna latifolia	Lentinus brumalis

Conservation Status

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Winter Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-calabash	Winter 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.

Winter Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Denmark, Sweden, 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.