Black Kauri vs Egg-cone Pine

Agathis atropurpurea compared with Pinus oocarpa

Key Differences

• Black Kauri is Near Threatened while Egg-cone Pine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Kauri	Egg-cone Pine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Braconidae	Pinaceae (Pine Family)
Genus	Agathis	Pinus (Pines)
Species	Agathis atropurpurea	Pinus oocarpa

Conservation Status

Black Kauri

NT — Near Threatened

Egg-cone Pine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Kauri	Egg-cone Pine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Kauri

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Egg-cone Pine

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Bangladesh, Brazil, and Colombia.

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.