Big Hop Clover vs bird-foot clover

Trifolium campestre compared with Trifolium ornithopodioides

Key Differences

• Big Hop Clover is Near Threatened while bird-foot clover is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Hop Clover	bird-foot clover
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family same	Fabaceae	Fabaceae
Genus same	Trifolium	Trifolium
Species	Trifolium campestre	Trifolium ornithopodioides

Evolutionary Relationship

Big Hop Clover and bird-foot clover share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Trifolium.

Conservation Status

Big Hop Clover

NT — Near Threatened

bird-foot clover

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Hop Clover	bird-foot clover
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big Hop Clover

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 7 distinct biome types.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa, Zimbabwe), Asia (Japan, South Korea), Europe (9 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (4 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

bird-foot clover

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Portugal, and Sweden.

Big Hop Clover

The Big Hop Clover (Trifolium campestre) is a species in the genus Trifolium. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 7 distinct biome types.

bird-foot clover

The Bird-foot clover (Trifolium ornithopodioides) is a species in the genus Trifolium. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇪 Sweden