Curran’s Pitogo vs ban shou

Cycas curranii compared with Cycas revoluta

Key Differences

• Curran’s Pitogo is Critically Endangered while ban shou is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Curran’s Pitogo	ban shou
Kingdom same	Plantae (植物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum same	Tracheophyta	Tracheophyta
Class same	Cycadopsida (ソテツ綱)	Cycadopsida (ソテツ綱)
Order same	Cycadales (ソテツ目)	Cycadales (ソテツ目)
Family same	Cycadaceae	Cycadaceae
Genus same	Cycas	Cycas
Species	Cycas curranii	Cycas revoluta

Evolutionary Relationship

Curran’s Pitogo and ban shou share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Cycas.

Conservation Status

Curran’s Pitogo

CR — Critically Endangered

ban shou

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Curran’s Pitogo	ban shou
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Curran’s Pitogo

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).