Blue Cycad vs Dwarf Flying Fox

Encephalartos nubimontanus compared with Pteropus woodfordi

Key Differences

• Blue Cycad is Extinct in the Wild while Dwarf Flying Fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue Cycad	Dwarf Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cycadales (Cycadales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Zamiaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Encephalartos	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Encephalartos nubimontanus	Pteropus woodfordi

Conservation Status

Blue Cycad

EW — Extinct in the Wild

Dwarf Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue Cycad	Dwarf Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue Cycad

Dwarf Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blue Cycad

The Blue Cycad (Encephalartos nubimontanus) is a species in the genus Encephalartos. It is currently classified as Extinct in the Wild on the IUCN Red List. As a member of the genus Encephalartos, it shares ecological traits with closely related species.