aloé-dos-cem-anos vs Tiny Earthstar

Agave americana compared with Geastrum minimum

Key Differences

• aloé-dos-cem-anos is Least Concern while Tiny Earthstar is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	aloé-dos-cem-anos	Tiny Earthstar
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Geastrales (Geastrales)
Family	Asparagaceae	Geastraceae
Genus	Agave	Geastrum
Species	Agave americana	Geastrum minimum

Conservation Status

aloé-dos-cem-anos

LC — Least Concern

Tiny Earthstar

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	aloé-dos-cem-anos	Tiny Earthstar
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

aloé-dos-cem-anos

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).

Tiny Earthstar

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

aloé-dos-cem-anos

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 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇧🇷 Brazil 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal