fork-leaf cycas vs cica

Cycas micholitzii compared with Cycas circinalis

Key Differences

• fork-leaf cycas is Vulnerable while cica is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	fork-leaf cycas	cica
Kingdom same	Plantae (plantas)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum same	Tracheophyta	Tracheophyta
Class same	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)
Order same	Cycadales (Cycadales)	Cycadales (Cycadales)
Family same	Cycadaceae	Cycadaceae
Genus same	Cycas	Cycas
Species	Cycas micholitzii	Cycas circinalis

Evolutionary Relationship

fork-leaf cycas and cica share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Cycas.

Conservation Status

fork-leaf cycas

VU — Vulnerable

cica

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	fork-leaf cycas	cica
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

fork-leaf cycas

cica

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.