Century Plant vs Fox tail agave

Agave missionum compared with Agave attenuata

Key Differences

• Century Plant is Vulnerable while Fox tail agave is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Century Plant	Fox tail agave
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order same	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family same	Asparagaceae	Asparagaceae
Genus same	Agave	Agave
Species	Agave missionum	Agave attenuata

Evolutionary Relationship

Century Plant and Fox tail agave share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Agave.

Conservation Status

Century Plant

VU — Vulnerable

Fox tail agave

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Century Plant	Fox tail agave
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Century Plant

Habitat

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

Fox tail agave

Habitat

Inhabits temperate coniferous forests within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Italy, Portugal, Spain), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).

Century Plant

The Century Plant (Agave missionum) is a species in the genus Agave. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.