Centuryplant vs shield clover

Agave americana compared with Trifolium clypeatum

Key Differences

• Centuryplant is Least Concern while shield clover is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Centuryplant	shield clover
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Asparagaceae	Fabaceae
Genus	Agave	Trifolium
Species	Agave americana	Trifolium clypeatum

Evolutionary Relationship

Centuryplant and shield clover share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

Conservation Status

Centuryplant

LC — Least Concern

shield clover

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Centuryplant	shield clover
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).

shield clover

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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'].