Centuryplant vs Munk's devil ray

Agave americana compared with Mobula munkiana

Key Differences

  • Centuryplant is Least Concern while Munk's devil ray is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Centuryplant Munk's devil ray
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Liliopsida (Monocots) Elasmobranchii
Order Asparagales (Asparagales) Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family Asparagaceae Myliobatidae
Genus Agave Mobula
Species Agave americana Mobula munkiana

Conservation Status

Centuryplant

LC — Least Concern

Munk's devil ray

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Centuryplant Munk's devil ray
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).

Munk's devil ray

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'].

Munk's devil ray

No description available.

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