Centuryplant vs Tender Nesting Polypore

Agave americana compared with Hapalopilus rutilans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Centuryplant Tender Nesting Polypore
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class Liliopsida (Monocots) Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order Asparagales (Asparagales) Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family Asparagaceae Phanerochaetaceae
Genus Agave Hapalopilus
Species Agave americana Hapalopilus rutilans

Conservation Status

Centuryplant

LC — Least Concern

Tender Nesting Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Centuryplant Tender Nesting Polypore
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).

Tender Nesting Polypore

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Sweden and United States.

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'].

Tender Nesting Polypore

No description available.

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