Centuryplant vs fig wax scale

Agave americana compared with Ceroplastes japonicus

Key Differences

• Centuryplant is Least Concern while fig wax scale is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Centuryplant	fig wax scale
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Asparagaceae	Coccidae
Genus	Agave	Ceroplastes
Species	Agave americana	Ceroplastes japonicus

Conservation Status

Centuryplant

LC — Least Concern

fig wax scale

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Centuryplant	fig wax scale
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).

fig wax scale

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).

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 6 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇭🇷 Croatia 🇫🇷 France 🇮🇹 Italy 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇬🇧 United Kingdom