Centuryplant vs Long Skimmer

Agave americana compared with Orthetrum trinacria

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Centuryplant Long Skimmer
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Liliopsida (Monocots) Insecta (Insects)
Order Asparagales (Asparagales) Odonata (Odonata)
Family Asparagaceae Libellulidae
Genus Agave Orthetrum
Species Agave americana Orthetrum trinacria

Conservation Status

Centuryplant

LC — Least Concern

Long Skimmer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Centuryplant Long Skimmer
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).

Long Skimmer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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'].

Long Skimmer

No description available.

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