Curran’s Pitogo vs Fern Palm

Cycas curranii compared with Cycas revoluta

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Curran’s Pitogo	Fern Palm
Kingdom same	Plantae (พืช)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum same	Tracheophyta	Tracheophyta
Class same	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)
Order same	Cycadales (ปรง)	Cycadales (ปรง)
Family same	Cycadaceae	Cycadaceae
Genus same	Cycas	Cycas
Species	Cycas curranii	Cycas revoluta

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Curran’s Pitogo

CR — Critically Endangered

Fern Palm

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Curran’s Pitogo

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).