Centuryplant vs Stinking Juniper

Agave americana compared with Juniperus foetidissima

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Centuryplant	Stinking Juniper
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Asparagaceae	Cupressaceae
Genus	Agave	Juniperus
Species	Agave americana	Juniperus foetidissima

Evolutionary Relationship

Centuryplant and Stinking Juniper share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Centuryplant

LC — Least Concern

Stinking Juniper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Centuryplant	Stinking Juniper
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).

Stinking Juniper

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

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'].