Queen sago vs Wade’s Pitogo

Cycas circinalis compared with Cycas wadei

Key Differences

• Queen sago is Endangered while Wade’s Pitogo is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Queen sago	Wade’s Pitogo
Kingdom same	Plantae (planta)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum same	Tracheophyta	Tracheophyta
Class same	Cycadopsida (Cycadatae)	Cycadopsida (Cycadatae)
Order same	Cycadales (Cycadidae)	Cycadales (Cycadidae)
Family same	Cycadaceae	Cycadaceae
Genus same	Cycas	Cycas
Species	Cycas circinalis	Cycas wadei

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Queen sago

EN — Endangered

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

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.

Wade’s Pitogo