Alexandria Cycad vs Green Sea Turtle

Encephalartos arenarius compared with Chelonia mydas

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alexandria Cycad	Green Sea Turtle
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)	Reptilia (爬行纲)
Order	Cycadales (苏铁目)	Testudines (龟鳖目)
Family	Zamiaceae	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus	Encephalartos	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Encephalartos arenarius	Chelonia mydas

Conservation Status

Alexandria Cycad

EN — Endangered

Green Sea Turtle

EN — Endangered

Population: ~85.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alexandria Cycad	Green Sea Turtle
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	80 years
Average Length	—	1.2 m
Average Weight	—	200.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alexandria Cycad

Green Sea Turtle

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 8 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Indonesia, and Mexico. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Alexandria Cycad

The Alexandria Cycad (Encephalartos arenarius) is a species in the genus Encephalartos. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List.