Fern Palm vs Wade’s Pitogo

Cycas revoluta compared with Cycas wadei

Key Differences

• Fern Palm is Not Evaluated while Wade’s Pitogo is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fern Palm	Wade’s Pitogo
Kingdom same	Plantae (식물)	Plantae (식물)
Phylum same	Tracheophyta	Tracheophyta
Class same	Cycadopsida (소철류)	Cycadopsida (소철류)
Order same	Cycadales (소철목)	Cycadales (소철목)
Family same	Cycadaceae	Cycadaceae
Genus same	Cycas	Cycas
Species	Cycas revoluta	Cycas wadei

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Fern Palm

NE — Not Evaluated

Wade’s Pitogo

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fern Palm	Wade’s Pitogo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fern Palm

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).

Wade’s Pitogo