Blue-black Tooth vs Centuryplant

Phellodon atratus compared with Agave americana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Blue-black Tooth Centuryplant
Kingdom Fungi (Fungi) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Basidiomycota (Club Fungi) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms) Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order Thelephorales (Thelephorales) Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family Thelephoraceae Asparagaceae
Genus Phellodon Agave
Species Phellodon atratus Agave americana

Conservation Status

Blue-black Tooth

LC — Least Concern

Centuryplant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Blue-black Tooth Centuryplant
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue-black Tooth

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Centuryplant

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 10 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (18 countries), Asia (10 countries), Europe (13 countries), North America (Costa Rica), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (5 countries).

Blue-black Tooth

The Blue-black Tooth (Phellodon atratus) is a species in the genus Phellodon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Centuryplant

The Centuryplant (Agave americana) is a species in the genus Agave. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to ['Albania', 'Algeria', 'Argentina', 'Australia', 'Belgium'].

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