Centuryplant vs Dusky-backed Jacamar

Agave americana compared with Brachygalba salmoni

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Centuryplant	Dusky-backed Jacamar
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Piciformes (Piciformes)
Family	Asparagaceae	Galbulidae
Genus	Agave	Brachygalba
Species	Agave americana	Brachygalba salmoni

Conservation Status

Centuryplant

LC — Least Concern

Dusky-backed Jacamar

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Centuryplant	Dusky-backed Jacamar
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).

Dusky-backed Jacamar

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Norway.

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'].

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇳🇴 Norway