Fern Palm vs Pygmy three-toed sloth

Cycas revoluta compared with Bradypus pygmaeus

Key Differences

• Fern Palm is Not Evaluated while Pygmy three-toed sloth is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fern Palm	Pygmy three-toed sloth
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cycadales (Cycadales)	Pilosa (Sloths & Anteaters)
Family	Cycadaceae	Bradypodidae (Three-toed Sloths)
Genus	Cycas	Bradypus (Three-toed Sloths)
Species	Cycas revoluta	Bradypus pygmaeus

Conservation Status

Fern Palm

NE — Not Evaluated

Pygmy three-toed sloth

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fern Palm	Pygmy three-toed sloth
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).

Pygmy three-toed sloth

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.