Black Kauri vs Floating Fern

Agathis atropurpurea compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

• Black Kauri is Near Threatened while Floating Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Kauri	Floating Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Tracheophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Braconidae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Agathis	Salvinia
Species	Agathis atropurpurea	Salvinia natans

Conservation Status

Black Kauri

NT — Near Threatened

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Kauri	Floating Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Kauri

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Floating Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (Honduras), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.