Centuryplant vs Devil's Tooth

Agave americana compared with Hydnellum peckii

Key Differences

Centuryplant is Least Concern while Devil's Tooth is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Centuryplant	Devil's Tooth
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Fungi (真菌界)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (木兰植物门)	Basidiomycota (担子菌门)
Class	Liliopsida (百合纲)	Agaricomycetes (傘菌綱)
Order	Asparagales (天门冬目)	Thelephorales (革菌目)
Family	Asparagaceae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Agave	Hydnellum
Species	Agave americana	Hydnellum peckii

Conservation Status

Centuryplant

LC — Least Concern

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Centuryplant	Devil's Tooth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Centuryplant

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).

Devil's Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Centuryplant

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'].