Bird's Eye vs Field Foxtail

Alectryon subcinereus compared with Alopecurus pratensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bird's Eye	Field Foxtail
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Sapindaceae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Alectryon	Alopecurus
Species	Alectryon subcinereus	Alopecurus pratensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Bird's Eye and Field Foxtail share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

Conservation Status

Bird's Eye

LC — Least Concern

Field Foxtail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bird's Eye	Field Foxtail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bird's Eye

Habitat

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

Field Foxtail

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Chile, Colombia).

Bird's Eye

The Bird's Eye (Alectryon subcinereus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.