Alocasia Quilted Dreams vs Madagascar Cycad

Alocasia sinuata compared with Cycas thouarsii

Key Differences

• Alocasia Quilted Dreams is Critically Endangered while Madagascar Cycad is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alocasia Quilted Dreams	Madagascar Cycad
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Cycadales (Cycadales)
Family	Araceae	Cycadaceae
Genus	Alocasia	Cycas
Species	Alocasia sinuata	Cycas thouarsii

Evolutionary Relationship

Alocasia Quilted Dreams and Madagascar Cycad share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Alocasia Quilted Dreams

CR — Critically Endangered

Madagascar Cycad

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alocasia Quilted Dreams	Madagascar Cycad
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alocasia Quilted Dreams

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Neotropic and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Colombia. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Madagascar Cycad

Habitat

Native to Africa and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Seychelles.

Alocasia Quilted Dreams

The Alocasia Quilted Dreams (Alocasia sinuata) is a species in the genus Alocasia. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the.