black-calabash vs Yellow Dodder

Amphitecna latifolia compared with Cuscuta campestris

Key Differences

• black-calabash is Least Concern while Yellow Dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-calabash	Yellow Dodder
Kingdom same	Plantae (植物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)
Order	Lamiales (シソ目)	Solanales (ナス目)
Family	Bignoniaceae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Amphitecna	Cuscuta
Species	Amphitecna latifolia	Cuscuta campestris

Evolutionary Relationship

black-calabash and Yellow Dodder share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (モクレン綱)

Conservation Status

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Yellow Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-calabash	Yellow Dodder
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.

Yellow Dodder

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (22 countries), Asia (22 countries), Europe (33 countries), North America (Canada), Oceania and the Pacific (Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Samoa), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile).

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.