Ha Long Cycad vs Farnpalme

Cycas tropophylla compared with Cycas circinalis

Key Differences

• Ha Long Cycad is Near Threatened while Farnpalme is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ha Long Cycad	Farnpalme
Kingdom same	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum same	Tracheophyta	Tracheophyta
Class same	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)
Order same	Cycadales (Palmfarne)	Cycadales (Palmfarne)
Family same	Cycadaceae	Cycadaceae
Genus same	Cycas	Cycas
Species	Cycas tropophylla	Cycas circinalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Ha Long Cycad and Farnpalme share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Cycas.

Conservation Status

Ha Long Cycad

NT — Near Threatened

Farnpalme

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ha Long Cycad	Farnpalme
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ha Long Cycad

Farnpalme

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Marshall Islands, Portugal, South Africa, Taiwan, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.