Black gram vs Cowpea

Vigna mungo compared with Vigna unguiculata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black gram	Cowpea
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	Vigna	Vigna
Species	Vigna mungo	Vigna unguiculata

Evolutionary Relationship

Black gram and Cowpea share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Vigna.

Conservation Status

Black gram

NE — Not Evaluated

Cowpea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black gram	Cowpea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black gram

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Angola, Australia, Brazil, Japan, and United States.

Cowpea

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (Croatia, Italy), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (5 countries).

Black gram

The Black gram (Vigna mungo) is a species in the genus Vigna. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Distributed across Angola, Australia, Brazil, Japan, and United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇦🇺 Australia 🇧🇷 Brazil 🇺🇸 United States