Centuryplant vs Thin Nut Truffle

Agave americana compared with Hymenogaster tener

Key Differences

Centuryplant is Least Concern while Thin Nut Truffle is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Centuryplant	Thin Nut Truffle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Asparagaceae	Hymenogastraceae
Genus	Agave	Hymenogaster
Species	Agave americana	Hymenogaster tener

Conservation Status

Centuryplant

LC — Least Concern

Thin Nut Truffle

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Centuryplant	Thin Nut Truffle
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).

Thin Nut Truffle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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'].