Black Kauri vs Prickly Coontail

Agathis atropurpurea compared with Ceratophyllum echinatum

Key Differences

• Black Kauri is Near Threatened while Prickly Coontail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Kauri	Prickly Coontail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Ceratophyllales (Ceratophyllales)
Family	Braconidae	Ceratophyllaceae
Genus	Agathis	Ceratophyllum
Species	Agathis atropurpurea	Ceratophyllum echinatum

Conservation Status

Black Kauri

NT — Near Threatened

Prickly Coontail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Kauri	Prickly Coontail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Kauri

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Prickly Coontail

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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.