ambatch vs Bastard Catclaw

Aeschynomene elaphroxylon compared with Microgramma lycopodioides

Key Differences

• ambatch is Least Concern while Bastard Catclaw is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	ambatch	Bastard Catclaw
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Fabaceae	Polypodiaceae
Genus	Aeschynomene	Microgramma
Species	Aeschynomene elaphroxylon	Microgramma lycopodioides

Evolutionary Relationship

ambatch and Bastard Catclaw share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

ambatch

LC — Least Concern

Bastard Catclaw

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	ambatch	Bastard Catclaw
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

ambatch

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 6 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Madagascar and Senegal.

Bastard Catclaw

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

ambatch

The Ambatch (Aeschynomene elaphroxylon) is a species in the genus Aeschynomene. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. 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 6 distinct biome types within the Af

Bastard Catclaw

The Bastard Catclaw (Microgramma lycopodioides) is a species in the genus Microgramma. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies. Its range includes Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.