Fern Palm vs Madagascar Cycad

Cycas revoluta compared with Cycas thouarsii

Key Differences

• Fern Palm is Not Evaluated while Madagascar Cycad is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fern Palm	Madagascar Cycad
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Tracheophyta	Tracheophyta
Class same	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)
Order same	Cycadales (Cycadales)	Cycadales (Cycadales)
Family same	Cycadaceae	Cycadaceae
Genus same	Cycas	Cycas
Species	Cycas revoluta	Cycas thouarsii

Evolutionary Relationship

Fern Palm and Madagascar Cycad share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Cycas.

Conservation Status

Fern Palm

NE — Not Evaluated

Madagascar Cycad

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fern Palm	Madagascar Cycad
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fern Palm

Habitat

Native to Africa and Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (India, Taiwan), Europe (Portugal), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Madagascar Cycad

Habitat

Native to Africa and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Seychelles.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil 🇸🇨 Seychelles