Agave d'Amérique vs Cow's Horn Agave

Agave americana compared with Agave bovicornuta

Key Differences

• Agave d'Amérique is Least Concern while Cow's Horn Agave is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agave d'Amérique	Cow's Horn Agave
Kingdom same	Plantae (plante)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order same	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family same	Asparagaceae	Asparagaceae
Genus same	Agave	Agave
Species	Agave americana	Agave bovicornuta

Evolutionary Relationship

Agave d'Amérique and Cow's Horn Agave share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Agave.

Conservation Status

Agave d'Amérique

LC — Least Concern

Cow's Horn Agave

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agave d'Amérique	Cow's Horn Agave
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Agave d'Amérique

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).

Cow's Horn Agave

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Agave d'Amérique

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'].