Black Kauri vs White cedar

Agathis atropurpurea compared with Tabebuia heterophylla

Key Differences

• Black Kauri is Near Threatened while White cedar is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Kauri	White cedar
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Braconidae	Bignoniaceae
Genus	Agathis	Tabebuia
Species	Agathis atropurpurea	Tabebuia heterophylla

Conservation Status

Black Kauri

NT — Near Threatened

White cedar

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Kauri	White cedar
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Kauri

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

White cedar

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius, Senegal, Seychelles), North America (8 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (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.