Beddome’s Cycas vs Sambar de Java

Cycas beddomei compared with Rusa timorensis

Key Differences

• Beddome’s Cycas is Endangered while Sambar de Java is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beddome’s Cycas	Sambar de Java
Kingdom	Plantae (planta)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Cycadopsida (Cycadatae)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Cycadales (Cycadidae)	Artiodactyla (artiodáctilos)
Family	Cycadaceae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Cycas	Rusa
Species	Cycas beddomei	Rusa timorensis

Conservation Status

Beddome’s Cycas

EN — Endangered

Sambar de Java

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beddome’s Cycas	Sambar de Java
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beddome’s Cycas

Sambar de Java

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Afrotropic and Oceanian realms.

Range

Distributed across Mauritius, New Zealand, and Norway. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Beddome’s Cycas

The Beddome’s Cycas (Cycas beddomei) is a species in the genus Cycas. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. The species is documented in scientific literature under the name Cycas beddomei.