Bird's Eye vs Sieva bean

Alectryon subcinereus compared with Phaseolus lunatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bird's Eye Sieva bean
Kingdom same Plantae (Plants) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Sapindales (Sapindales) Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family Sapindaceae Fabaceae
Genus Alectryon Phaseolus
Species Alectryon subcinereus Phaseolus lunatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Bird's Eye and Sieva bean share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Bird's Eye

LC — Least Concern

Sieva bean

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bird's Eye Sieva bean
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.

Sieva bean

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (20 countries), Asia (Philippines, Taiwan), Europe (Spain), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (5 countries).

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.

Sieva bean

No description available.

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