Centuryplant vs ornate aphid

Agave americana compared with Myzus ornatus

Key Differences

  • Centuryplant is Least Concern while ornate aphid is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Centuryplant ornate aphid
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Liliopsida (Monocots) Insecta (Insects)
Order Asparagales (Asparagales) Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family Asparagaceae Aphididae
Genus Agave Myzus
Species Agave americana Myzus ornatus

Conservation Status

Centuryplant

LC — Least Concern

ornate aphid

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Centuryplant ornate aphid
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).

ornate aphid

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (27 countries), and North America (United States).

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'].

ornate aphid

No description available.

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