queen sago vs Wade’s Pitogo

Cycas rumphii compared with Cycas wadei

Key Differences

• queen sago is Near Threatened while Wade’s Pitogo is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	queen sago	Wade’s Pitogo
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 rumphii	Cycas wadei

Evolutionary Relationship

queen sago and Wade’s Pitogo share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Cycas.

Conservation Status

queen sago

NT — Near Threatened

Wade’s Pitogo

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	queen sago	Wade’s Pitogo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

queen sago

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Taiwan, and Tuvalu. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Wade’s Pitogo