Centuryplant vs lizard crystalwort

Agave americana compared with Riccia bifurca

Key Differences

• Centuryplant is Least Concern while lizard crystalwort is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Centuryplant	lizard crystalwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Marchantiopsida (Marchantiopsida)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Marchantiales (Marchantiales)
Family	Asparagaceae	Ricciaceae
Genus	Agave	Riccia
Species	Agave americana	Riccia bifurca

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Centuryplant

LC — Least Concern

lizard crystalwort

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Centuryplant	lizard crystalwort
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).

lizard crystalwort

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Oceanian realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇿 New Zealand 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal