Bloodwort vs Curran’s Pitogo

Achillea millefolium compared with Cycas curranii

Key Differences

• Bloodwort is Least Concern while Curran’s Pitogo is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bloodwort	Curran’s Pitogo
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Cycadales (Cycadales)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Cycadaceae
Genus	Achillea	Cycas
Species	Achillea millefolium	Cycas curranii

Evolutionary Relationship

Bloodwort and Curran’s Pitogo share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Bloodwort

LC — Least Concern

Curran’s Pitogo

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bloodwort	Curran’s Pitogo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bloodwort

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 11 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Neotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (4 countries), Europe (10 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (4 countries).

Curran’s Pitogo

Bloodwort

The Bloodwort (Achillea millefolium) is a species in the genus Achillea. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 11 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Neotropic and Palearctic real