Cardboard Palm vs Foca Pia

Zamia furfuracea compared with Pagophilus groenlandicus

Key Differences

• Cardboard Palm is Endangered while Foca Pia is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardboard Palm	Foca Pia
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cycadales (Cycadales)	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)
Family	Zamiaceae	Phocidae (True Seals)
Genus	Zamia	Pagophilus
Species	Zamia furfuracea	Pagophilus groenlandicus

Conservation Status

Cardboard Palm

EN — Endangered

Foca Pia

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardboard Palm	Foca Pia
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cardboard Palm

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, India, Seychelles, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Foca Pia

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

Cardboard Palm

The Cardboard Palm (Zamia furfuracea) is a species in the genus Zamia. It is currently classified as Endangered (EN) on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.