Black Kauri vs persimmon

Agathis atropurpurea compared with Diospyros kaki

Key Differences

• Black Kauri is Near Threatened while persimmon is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Kauri	persimmon
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Braconidae	Ebenaceae
Genus	Agathis	Diospyros
Species	Agathis atropurpurea	Diospyros kaki

Conservation Status

Black Kauri

NT — Near Threatened

persimmon

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Kauri	persimmon
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Kauri

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

persimmon

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Libya), Asia (4 countries), Europe (8 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), 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.