Beggar-Ticks vs Centuryplant

Bidens frondosa compared with Agave americana

Key Differences

• Beggar-Ticks is Not Evaluated while Centuryplant is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar-Ticks	Centuryplant
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Asparagaceae
Genus	Bidens	Agave
Species	Bidens frondosa	Agave americana

Evolutionary Relationship

Beggar-Ticks and Centuryplant share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

Conservation Status

Beggar-Ticks

NE — Not Evaluated

Centuryplant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar-Ticks	Centuryplant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beggar-Ticks

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (9 countries), Europe (33 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).

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).

Beggar-Ticks

The Beggar-Ticks (Bidens frondosa) is a species in the genus Bidens. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. The species is documented in scientific literature under the name Bidens frondosa.

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 16 countries:

🇦🇱 Albania 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇨🇳 China 🇫🇷 France 🇬🇷 Greece 🇮🇹 Italy 🇯🇵 Japan 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇿 New Zealand 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇪🇸 Spain 🇨🇭 Switzerland 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇹🇷 Turkey 🇬🇧 United Kingdom