Black Kauri vs lizard crystalwort

Agathis atropurpurea compared with Riccia bifurca

Key Differences

• Black Kauri is Near Threatened while lizard crystalwort is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Kauri	lizard crystalwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Marchantiopsida (Marchantiopsida)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Marchantiales (Marchantiales)
Family	Braconidae	Ricciaceae
Genus	Agathis	Riccia
Species	Agathis atropurpurea	Riccia bifurca

Conservation Status

Black Kauri

NT — Near Threatened

lizard crystalwort

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Kauri	lizard crystalwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Kauri

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

lizard crystalwort

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Oceanian realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand). Currently classified as 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.