Centuryplant vs Rainbow Bee-eater

Agave americana compared with Merops ornatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Centuryplant	Rainbow Bee-eater
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Coraciiformes (Coraciiformes)
Family	Asparagaceae	Meropidae
Genus	Agave	Merops
Species	Agave americana	Merops ornatus

Conservation Status

Centuryplant

LC — Least Concern

Rainbow Bee-eater

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Centuryplant	Rainbow Bee-eater
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).

Rainbow Bee-eater

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Taiwan.

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'].