Centuryplant vs Fern Palm

Agave americana compared with Cycas revoluta

Key Differences

Centuryplant is Least Concern while Fern Palm is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Centuryplant	Fern Palm
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Cycadales (Cycadales)
Family	Asparagaceae	Cycadaceae
Genus	Agave	Cycas
Species	Agave americana	Cycas revoluta

Evolutionary Relationship

Centuryplant and Fern Palm share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

View Kingdom: Plantae

Conservation Status

Centuryplant

LC — Least Concern

Fern Palm

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Centuryplant	Fern Palm
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).

Fern Palm

Habitat

Native to Africa and Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (India, Taiwan), Europe (Portugal), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands), 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'].