Centuryplant vs Halberd shark

Agave americana compared with Pristiophorus japonicus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Centuryplant	Halberd shark
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Pristiophoriformes (Pristiophoriformes)
Family	Asparagaceae	Pristiophoridae
Genus	Agave	Pristiophorus
Species	Agave americana	Pristiophorus japonicus

Conservation Status

Centuryplant

LC — Least Concern

Halberd shark

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Centuryplant	Halberd shark
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).

Halberd shark

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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 1 countries:

🇹🇼 Taiwan