Black Kauri vs sweet tanglehead

Agathis atropurpurea compared with Heteropogon melanocarpus

Key Differences

• Black Kauri is Near Threatened while sweet tanglehead is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Kauri	sweet tanglehead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Braconidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Agathis	Heteropogon
Species	Agathis atropurpurea	Heteropogon melanocarpus

Conservation Status

Black Kauri

NT — Near Threatened

sweet tanglehead

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Kauri	sweet tanglehead
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Kauri

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

sweet tanglehead

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Burkina Faso, Colombia, and Guinea.

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.