Ash Dieback vs Centuryplant

Hymenoscyphus fraxineus compared with Agave americana

Key Differences

• Ash Dieback is Not Evaluated while Centuryplant is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ash Dieback	Centuryplant
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Helotiales (Helotiales)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Helotiaceae	Asparagaceae
Genus	Hymenoscyphus	Agave
Species	Hymenoscyphus fraxineus	Agave americana

Conservation Status

Ash Dieback

NE — Not Evaluated

Centuryplant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ash Dieback	Centuryplant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ash Dieback

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

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).

Ash Dieback

Ash dieback (Hymenoscyphus fraxineus) is a species in the genus Hymenoscyphus. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

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 2 countries:

🇫🇷 France 🇳🇴 Norway