Black Kauri vs Sneezeweed

Agathis atropurpurea compared with Achillea ptarmica

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Kauri	Sneezeweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Braconidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Agathis	Achillea
Species	Agathis atropurpurea	Achillea ptarmica

Conservation Status

Black Kauri

NT — Near Threatened

Sneezeweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Kauri

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Sneezeweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Chile).

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.