Centuryplant vs smalltooth sawfish

Agave americana compared with Pristis pectinata

Key Differences

• Centuryplant is Least Concern while smalltooth sawfish is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Centuryplant	smalltooth sawfish
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Rhinopristiformes (Rhinopristiformes)
Family	Asparagaceae	Pristidae
Genus	Agave	Pristis
Species	Agave americana	Pristis pectinata

Conservation Status

Centuryplant

LC — Least Concern

smalltooth sawfish

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Centuryplant	smalltooth sawfish
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).

smalltooth sawfish

Habitat

Native to Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Sweden and Venezuela.

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'].