Centuryplant vs Thrift Rust

Agave americana compared with Uromyces armeriae

Key Differences

• Centuryplant is Least Concern while Thrift Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Centuryplant	Thrift Rust
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Asparagaceae	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Agave	Uromyces
Species	Agave americana	Uromyces armeriae

Conservation Status

Centuryplant

LC — Least Concern

Thrift Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Centuryplant	Thrift Rust
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).

Thrift Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, 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'].

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal