Centuryplant vs Gilled lungfish

Agave americana compared with Protopterus amphibius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Centuryplant Gilled lungfish
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Liliopsida (Monocots) Dipneusti (Dipneusti)
Order Asparagales (Asparagales) Ceratodontiformes (Ceratodontiformes)
Family Asparagaceae Protopteridae
Genus Agave Protopterus
Species Agave americana Protopterus amphibius

Conservation Status

Centuryplant

LC — Least Concern

Gilled lungfish

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Centuryplant Gilled lungfish
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).

Gilled lungfish

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'].

Gilled lungfish

No description available.

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