Black Kauri vs Red Campion

Agathis atropurpurea compared with Silene dioica

Key Differences

• Black Kauri is Near Threatened while Red Campion is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Kauri	Red Campion
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Braconidae	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Agathis	Silene
Species	Agathis atropurpurea	Silene dioica

Conservation Status

Black Kauri

NT — Near Threatened

Red Campion

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Kauri	Red Campion
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Kauri

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Red Campion

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (6 countries), North America (Canada, United States), 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.