Brindled Plume vs ban shou

Amblyptilia punctidactyla compared with Cycas revoluta

Key Differences

• Brindled Plume is Least Concern while ban shou is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brindled Plume	ban shou
Kingdom	Animalia (動物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Arthropoda (節足動物)	Tracheophyta
Class	Insecta (昆虫)	Cycadopsida (ソテツ綱)
Order	Lepidoptera (チョウ目)	Cycadales (ソテツ目)
Family	Pterophoridae	Cycadaceae
Genus	Amblyptilia	Cycas
Species	Amblyptilia punctidactyla	Cycas revoluta

Conservation Status

Brindled Plume

LC — Least Concern

ban shou

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brindled Plume	ban shou
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brindled Plume

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found across Asia (4 countries) and Europe (25 countries).

ban shou

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).

Brindled Plume

The Brindled Plume (Amblyptilia punctidactyla) is a species in the genus Amblyptilia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland en