Centric diatom vs Centuryplant

Cyclotella pseudostelligera compared with Agave americana

Key Differences

• Centric diatom is Not Evaluated while Centuryplant is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Centric diatom	Centuryplant
Kingdom	Chromista (Chromista)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Bacillariophyceae (Bacillariophyceae)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Thalassiosirales (Thalassiosirales)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Stephanodiscaceae	Asparagaceae
Genus	Cyclotella	Agave
Species	Cyclotella pseudostelligera	Agave americana

Conservation Status

Centric diatom

NE — Not Evaluated

Centuryplant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Centric diatom	Centuryplant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Centric diatom

Habitat

Native to North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in United States.

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).

Centric diatom

The Centric Diatom (Cyclotella pseudostelligera) is a species in the genus Cyclotella. Found in United States.

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'].