Black Kauri vs Crapemyrtle

Agathis atropurpurea compared with Lagerstroemia indica

Key Differences

• Black Kauri is Near Threatened while Crapemyrtle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Kauri	Crapemyrtle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Braconidae	Lythraceae
Genus	Agathis	Lagerstroemia
Species	Agathis atropurpurea	Lagerstroemia indica

Conservation Status

Black Kauri

NT — Near Threatened

Crapemyrtle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Kauri	Crapemyrtle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Kauri

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Crapemyrtle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (6 countries), Europe (Croatia, Portugal), North America (10 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Marshall Islands), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

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.