Catkin Yew vs Oriental Scarlet

Amentotaxus argotaenia compared with Crocothemis servilia

Key Differences

• Catkin Yew is Near Threatened while Oriental Scarlet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Catkin Yew	Oriental Scarlet
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Coniferophyta (Conifers)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Pinopsida (Conifers)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Pinales (Pines & Allies)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Taxaceae	Libellulidae
Genus	Amentotaxus	Crocothemis
Species	Amentotaxus argotaenia	Crocothemis servilia

Conservation Status

Catkin Yew

NT — Near Threatened

Oriental Scarlet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Catkin Yew	Oriental Scarlet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Catkin Yew

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

Oriental Scarlet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Poland, United Kingdom, and United States.

Catkin Yew

The Catkin Yew (Amentotaxus argotaenia) is a species in the genus Amentotaxus. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.