Black Kauri vs Water yam

Agathis atropurpurea compared with Dioscorea alata

Key Differences

• Black Kauri is Near Threatened while Water yam is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Kauri	Water yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Braconidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Agathis	Dioscorea
Species	Agathis atropurpurea	Dioscorea alata

Conservation Status

Black Kauri

NT — Near Threatened

Water yam

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Kauri	Water yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Kauri

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Water yam

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (16 countries), Asia (Maldives, Taiwan), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (13 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (6 countries).

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.