Agrimony vs Dung Cannon

Agrimonia eupatoria compared with Pilobolus crystallinus

Key Differences

• Agrimony is Near Threatened while Dung Cannon is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agrimony	Dung Cannon
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mucoromycota (Mucoromycota)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mucoromycetes (Mucoromycetes)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Mucorales (Mucorales)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Pilobolaceae
Genus	Agrimonia	Pilobolus
Species	Agrimonia eupatoria	Pilobolus crystallinus

Conservation Status

Agrimony

NT — Near Threatened

Dung Cannon

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agrimony	Dung Cannon
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Agrimony

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Dung Cannon

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and South America (Brazil).

Agrimony

The Agrimony (Agrimonia eupatoria) is a species in the genus Agrimonia. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇪 Sweden