Compact Thread-leaf Century Plant vs キンクロハジロ

Agave microceps compared with Aythya fuligula

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Compact Thread-leaf Century Plant	キンクロハジロ
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Liliopsida (単子葉植物綱)	Aves (鳥類)
Order	Asparagales (クサスギカズラ目)	Anseriformes (カモ目)
Family	Asparagaceae	Anatidae
Genus	Agave	Aythya
Species	Agave microceps	Aythya fuligula

Conservation Status

Compact Thread-leaf Century Plant

LC — Least Concern

キンクロハジロ

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Compact Thread-leaf Century Plant	キンクロハジロ
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Compact Thread-leaf Century Plant

Habitat

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

キンクロハジロ

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States).

Compact Thread-leaf Century Plant

<em>Agave microceps</em>, the compact thread-leaf century plant, is a perennial succulent in the family Asparagaceae native to Mexico, representing one of the smaller members of the ecologically and culturally significant agave genus. Agaves are iconic succulents of arid and semi-arid regions characterised by a rosette of thick, fibrous leaves typically edged with teeth and terminating in a sharp spine. <em>Agave microceps</em> typically forms compact, densely-leaved rosettes with notably narrow, thread-margined leaves, distinguishing it from larger agave species. It inhabits rocky slopes, dry grasslands, and scrublands in its native Mexican range, adapted to well-drained soils and periods of seasonal drought. Like all agaves, it is monocarpic, flowering once after many years of vegetative growth before dying, producing a tall flower spike that provides food resources for bats, hummingbirds, and insects. The species is classified as Least Concern by the IUCN, indicating a stable population without critical current threats, though many agave species face pressure from illegal collection for the horticultural trade and habitat conversion. Agaves play important roles in native ecosystems as food sources for specialist pollinators and as habitat elements on rocky hillsides. Biological traits including average lifespan in the wild, precise rosette dimensions, and population data remain poorly documented for this species compared to more commercially important agaves.

キンクロハジロ

キンクロハジロ(Aythya fuligula)はIUCNレッドリストで軽度懸念(LC)に指定されています。生息域全体に広く分布し個体群は安定しており、直接的な保全上の懸念はありません。