ambatch vs field cow-wheat

Aeschynomene elaphroxylon compared with Melampyrum arvense

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	ambatch	field cow-wheat
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Fabaceae	Orobanchaceae
Genus	Aeschynomene	Melampyrum
Species	Aeschynomene elaphroxylon	Melampyrum arvense

Evolutionary Relationship

ambatch and field cow-wheat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

ambatch

LC — Least Concern

field cow-wheat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	ambatch	field cow-wheat
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.

field cow-wheat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (13 countries).

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