Centuryplant vs Common Sensitive-Plant

Agave americana compared with Mimosa pudica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Centuryplant	Common Sensitive-Plant
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Asparagaceae	Fabaceae
Genus	Agave	Mimosa
Species	Agave americana	Mimosa pudica

Evolutionary Relationship

Centuryplant and Common Sensitive-Plant share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

Conservation Status

Centuryplant

LC — Least Concern

Common Sensitive-Plant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Centuryplant	Common Sensitive-Plant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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).

Common Sensitive-Plant

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 9 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (22 countries), Asia (19 countries), Europe (Spain, Sweden), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (13 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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'].

Common Sensitive-Plant

<em>Mimosa pudica</em>, the common sensitive plant, is a pantropical annual or perennial herb in the family Fabaceae, order Fabales, native to South and Central America but now naturalized across tropical Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania, and South America. This species is best known for its rapid thigmonastic leaf movements — leaflets and petioles fold inward and droop within seconds of being touched or disturbed, a response thought to deter herbivores and reduce water loss. <em>Mimosa pudica</em> typically grows as a sprawling, prickly herb in disturbed habitats including roadsides, pastures, and degraded lands, and produces small pink to purple spherical flower heads. The seeds are dispersed via various vectors and germinate readily, contributing to its success as an invasive species in many regions outside its native range. The species is listed as Least Concern by the IUCN, reflecting its wide distribution and high adaptability. Biological traits for this species remain poorly documented in the scientific literature in terms of standardized averages for lifespan, plant height, and weight, though its growth habit and ecological behavior as a pioneer and potential invasive are well characterized.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 24 countries:

🇦🇺 Australia 🇧🇷 Brazil 🇧🇮 Burundi 🇨🇳 China 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇨🇩 Congo (DRC) 🇫🇯 Fiji 🇬🇳 Guinea 🇮🇳 India 🇯🇵 Japan 🇰🇪 Kenya 🇰🇮 Kiribati 🇲🇼 Malawi 🇵🇼 Palau 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea 🇿🇦 South Africa 🇪🇸 Spain 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇹🇿 Tanzania 🇹🇭 Thailand 🇹🇴 Tonga 🇺🇬 Uganda 🇿🇲 Zambia 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe