Black Kauri vs Silkrubber

Agathis atropurpurea compared with Funtumia elastica

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Kauri	Silkrubber
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Braconidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Agathis	Funtumia
Species	Agathis atropurpurea	Funtumia elastica

Conservation Status

Black Kauri

NT — Near Threatened

Silkrubber

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Kauri

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Silkrubber

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Cameroon, Guinea, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, and Seychelles.

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.