Blue Cycad vs Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat

Encephalartos nubimontanus compared with Artibeus gnomus

Key Differences

• Blue Cycad is Extinct in the Wild while Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue Cycad	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cycadales (Cycadales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Zamiaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Encephalartos	Artibeus
Species	Encephalartos nubimontanus	Artibeus gnomus

Conservation Status

Blue Cycad

EW — Extinct in the Wild

Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue Cycad	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue Cycad

Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

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.