Centuryplant vs Jerusalem thorn

Agave americana compared with Parkinsonia aculeata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Centuryplant	Jerusalem thorn
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Asparagaceae	Fabaceae
Genus	Agave	Parkinsonia
Species	Agave americana	Parkinsonia aculeata

Evolutionary Relationship

Centuryplant and Jerusalem thorn share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

Conservation Status

Centuryplant

LC — Least Concern

Jerusalem thorn

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Centuryplant	Jerusalem thorn
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).

Jerusalem thorn

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 6 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (33 countries), Asia (16 countries), Europe (4 countries), North America (8 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Micronesia), and South America (Brazil, Chile, 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'].

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 25 countries:

🇩🇿 Algeria 🇦🇺 Australia 🇧🇷 Brazil 🇹🇩 Chad 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇨🇩 Congo (DRC) 🇨🇾 Cyprus 🇪🇹 Ethiopia 🇬🇷 Greece 🇬🇳 Guinea 🇮🇳 India 🇮🇱 Israel 🇮🇹 Italy 🇰🇪 Kenya 🇲🇼 Malawi 🇳🇦 Namibia 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇿🇦 South Africa 🇪🇸 Spain 🇹🇿 Tanzania 🇹🇭 Thailand 🇹🇷 Turkey 🇺🇬 Uganda 🇿🇲 Zambia 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe