Centuryplant vs Loblolly pine

Agave americana compared with Pinus taeda

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Centuryplant	Loblolly pine
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Asparagaceae	Pinaceae (Pine Family)
Genus	Agave	Pinus (Pines)
Species	Agave americana	Pinus taeda

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Centuryplant

LC — Least Concern

Loblolly pine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Centuryplant	Loblolly pine
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).

Loblolly pine

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Georgia, Taiwan, Turkey), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Uruguay).

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:

🇦🇺 Australia 🇧🇷 Brazil 🇳🇿 New Zealand 🇿🇦 South Africa 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇹🇷 Turkey