Black Kauri vs Japanese Maple

Agathis atropurpurea compared with Acer palmatum

Key Differences

• Black Kauri is Near Threatened while Japanese Maple is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Kauri	Japanese Maple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Braconidae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Agathis	Acer
Species	Agathis atropurpurea	Acer palmatum

Conservation Status

Black Kauri

NT — Near Threatened

Japanese Maple

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Kauri	Japanese Maple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Kauri

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Japanese Maple

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Georgia, Turkey), Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.