Centuryplant vs Ochre Spreading Tooth

Agave americana compared with Steccherinum ochraceum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Centuryplant	Ochre Spreading Tooth
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Asparagaceae	Steccherinaceae
Genus	Agave	Steccherinum
Species	Agave americana	Steccherinum ochraceum

Conservation Status

Centuryplant

LC — Least Concern

Ochre Spreading Tooth

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Centuryplant	Ochre Spreading Tooth
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).

Ochre Spreading Tooth

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇧🇷 Brazil 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇹🇼 Taiwan