Black Kauri vs ban shou

Agathis atropurpurea compared with Cycas revoluta

Key Differences

• Black Kauri is Near Threatened while ban shou is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Kauri	ban shou
Kingdom	Animalia (動物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Arthropoda (節足動物)	Tracheophyta
Class	Insecta (昆虫)	Cycadopsida (ソテツ綱)
Order	Hymenoptera (ハチ目)	Cycadales (ソテツ目)
Family	Braconidae	Cycadaceae
Genus	Agathis	Cycas
Species	Agathis atropurpurea	Cycas revoluta

Conservation Status

Black Kauri

NT — Near Threatened

ban shou

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Kauri	ban shou
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Kauri

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

ban shou

Habitat

Native to Africa and Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (India, Taiwan), Europe (Portugal), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Black Kauri

The Black Kauri (Agathis atropurpurea) is a species in the genus Agathis. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.