Black Kauri vs Mexican cedar

Agathis atropurpurea compared with Cedrela odorata

Key Differences

• Black Kauri is Near Threatened while Mexican cedar is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Kauri	Mexican cedar
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (แมลง)	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)
Order	Hymenoptera (แตน)	Sapindales (อันดับเงาะ)
Family	Braconidae	Meliaceae
Genus	Agathis	Cedrela
Species	Agathis atropurpurea	Cedrela odorata

Conservation Status

Black Kauri

NT — Near Threatened

Mexican cedar

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Kauri	Mexican cedar
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Kauri

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Mexican cedar

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 9 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (18 countries), Asia (Taiwan), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.