Bastard Catclaw vs Centuryplant

Microgramma lycopodioides compared with Agave americana

Key Differences

  • Bastard Catclaw is Not Evaluated while Centuryplant is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bastard Catclaw Centuryplant
Kingdom same Plantae (Plants) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Tracheophyta Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida) Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order Polypodiales (Polypodiales) Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family Polypodiaceae Asparagaceae
Genus Microgramma Agave
Species Microgramma lycopodioides Agave americana

Evolutionary Relationship

Bastard Catclaw and Centuryplant share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Bastard Catclaw

NE — Not Evaluated

Centuryplant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bastard Catclaw Centuryplant
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bastard Catclaw

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

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).

Bastard Catclaw

The Bastard Catclaw (Microgramma lycopodioides) is a species in the genus Microgramma. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies. Its range includes Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

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:

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