Atherton Kauri Pine vs Ferny Azolla

Agathis microstachya compared with Azolla pinnata

Key Differences

• Atherton Kauri Pine is Near Threatened while Ferny Azolla is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Atherton Kauri Pine	Ferny Azolla
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Tracheophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Braconidae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Agathis	Azolla
Species	Agathis microstachya	Azolla pinnata

Conservation Status

Atherton Kauri Pine

NT — Near Threatened

Ferny Azolla

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Atherton Kauri Pine	Ferny Azolla
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Atherton Kauri Pine

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Ferny Azolla

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including deserts and xeric shrublands, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas spanning the Palearctic and Oceanian realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Indonesia, Singapore, Taiwan), North America (Mexico, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands, New Zealand, Tuvalu).

Atherton Kauri Pine

The Atherton Kauri Pine (Agathis microstachya) is a species in the genus Agathis. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.