Ascending Cotoneaster vs Centuryplant

Cotoneaster ascendens compared with Agave americana

Key Differences

• Ascending Cotoneaster is Not Evaluated while Centuryplant is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ascending Cotoneaster	Centuryplant
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Asparagaceae
Genus	Cotoneaster	Agave
Species	Cotoneaster ascendens	Agave americana

Evolutionary Relationship

Ascending Cotoneaster and Centuryplant share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

Conservation Status

Ascending Cotoneaster

NE — Not Evaluated

Centuryplant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ascending Cotoneaster	Centuryplant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ascending Cotoneaster

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).

Centuryplant

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 10 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (18 countries), Asia (10 countries), Europe (13 countries), North America (Costa Rica), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (5 countries).

Ascending Cotoneaster

Ascending cotoneaster (Cotoneaster ascendens) is a species in the genus Cotoneaster. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Centuryplant

The Centuryplant (Agave americana) is a species in the genus Agave. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to ['Albania', 'Algeria', 'Argentina', 'Australia', 'Belgium'].

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇫🇷 France 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇴 Norway 🇬🇧 United Kingdom