Century Plant vs agave-dragão

Agave missionum compared with Agave attenuata

Key Differences

• Century Plant is Vulnerable while agave-dragão is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Century Plant	agave-dragão
Kingdom same	Plantae (plantas)	Plantae (plantas)
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 missionum	Agave attenuata

Evolutionary Relationship

Century Plant and agave-dragão share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Agave.

Conservation Status

Century Plant

VU — Vulnerable

agave-dragão

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Century Plant	agave-dragão
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Century Plant

Habitat

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

agave-dragão

Habitat

Inhabits temperate coniferous forests within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Italy, Portugal, Spain), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).

Century Plant

The Century Plant (Agave missionum) is a species in the genus Agave. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.