Blue Cycad vs Little Black Serotine

Encephalartos nubimontanus compared with Eptesicus andinus

Key Differences

• Blue Cycad is Extinct in the Wild while Little Black Serotine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue Cycad	Little Black Serotine
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cycadales (Cycadales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Zamiaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Encephalartos	Eptesicus
Species	Encephalartos nubimontanus	Eptesicus andinus

Conservation Status

Blue Cycad

EW — Extinct in the Wild

Little Black Serotine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue Cycad	Little Black Serotine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue Cycad

Little Black Serotine

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.