Black Kauri vs Ceylon-olive

Agathis atropurpurea compared with Elaeocarpus serratus

Key Differences

• Black Kauri is Near Threatened while Ceylon-olive is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Kauri	Ceylon-olive
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Oxalidales (Oxalidales)
Family	Braconidae	Elaeocarpaceae
Genus	Agathis	Elaeocarpus
Species	Agathis atropurpurea	Elaeocarpus serratus

Conservation Status

Black Kauri

NT — Near Threatened

Ceylon-olive

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Kauri	Ceylon-olive
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Kauri

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Ceylon-olive

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Mauritius, and Taiwan.

Black Kauri

The Black Kauri (Agathis atropurpurea) 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.

Ceylon-olive

The Ceylon-Olive (Elaeocarpus serratus) is a species in the genus Elaeocarpus. Distributed across Brazil, Mauritius, and Taiwan.