Centuryplant vs Parry's Agave

Agave americana compared with Agave parryi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Centuryplant	Parry's Agave
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order same	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family same	Asparagaceae	Asparagaceae
Genus same	Agave	Agave
Species	Agave americana	Agave parryi

Evolutionary Relationship

Centuryplant and Parry's Agave share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Agave.

Conservation Status

Centuryplant

LC — Least Concern

Parry's Agave

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Centuryplant	Parry's Agave
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).

Parry's Agave

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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'].