Black Kauri vs Linear Leaf Water Primrose

Agathis atropurpurea compared with Ludwigia hyssopifolia

Key Differences

• Black Kauri is Near Threatened while Linear Leaf Water Primrose is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Kauri	Linear Leaf Water Primrose
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	Onagraceae
Genus	Agathis	Ludwigia
Species	Agathis atropurpurea	Ludwigia hyssopifolia

Conservation Status

Black Kauri

NT — Near Threatened

Linear Leaf Water Primrose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Kauri	Linear Leaf Water Primrose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Kauri

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Linear Leaf Water Primrose

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Guinea, Seychelles), Asia (4 countries), North America (Guatemala, Honduras), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (Brazil, 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.