black-calabash vs Wrinkled Shield

Amphitecna latifolia compared with Pluteus phlebophorus

Key Differences

• black-calabash is Least Concern while Wrinkled Shield is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-calabash	Wrinkled Shield
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Bignoniaceae	Pluteaceae
Genus	Amphitecna	Pluteus
Species	Amphitecna latifolia	Pluteus phlebophorus

Conservation Status

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Wrinkled Shield

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-calabash	Wrinkled Shield
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.

Wrinkled Shield

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, 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.