Black Kauri vs Few-flowered Fumitory

Agathis atropurpurea compared with Fumaria vaillantii

Key Differences

• Black Kauri is Near Threatened while Few-flowered Fumitory is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Kauri	Few-flowered Fumitory
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Braconidae	Papaveraceae
Genus	Agathis	Fumaria
Species	Agathis atropurpurea	Fumaria vaillantii

Conservation Status

Black Kauri

NT — Near Threatened

Few-flowered Fumitory

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Kauri	Few-flowered Fumitory
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Kauri

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Few-flowered Fumitory

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and temperate grasslands and steppes, among 4 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (15 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.