Black Kauri vs Sapele

Agathis atropurpurea compared with Entandrophragma cylindricum

Key Differences

• Black Kauri is Near Threatened while Sapele is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Kauri	Sapele
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Braconidae	Meliaceae
Genus	Agathis	Entandrophragma
Species	Agathis atropurpurea	Entandrophragma cylindricum

Conservation Status

Black Kauri

NT — Near Threatened

Sapele

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Kauri

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Sapele

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Guinea. Currently classified as Vulnerable 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.