black-calabash vs False Puffball

Amphitecna latifolia compared with Reticularia lycoperdon

Key Differences

• black-calabash is Least Concern while False Puffball is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-calabash	False Puffball
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Protozoa (原生動物)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)	Mycetozoa
Class	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)	Myxomycetes (変形菌綱)
Order	Lamiales (シソ目)	Cribrariales (Cribrariida)
Family	Bignoniaceae	Tubiferaceae
Genus	Amphitecna	Reticularia
Species	Amphitecna latifolia	Reticularia lycoperdon

Conservation Status

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

False Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-calabash	False Puffball
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.

False Puffball

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.