Blue rattlesnake vs Prostrate Rattlebox

Crotalaria verrucosa compared with Crotalaria rotundifolia

Key Differences

• Blue rattlesnake is Not Evaluated while Prostrate Rattlebox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue rattlesnake	Prostrate Rattlebox
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	Crotalaria	Crotalaria
Species	Crotalaria verrucosa	Crotalaria rotundifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

Blue rattlesnake and Prostrate Rattlebox share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Crotalaria.

Conservation Status

Blue rattlesnake

NE — Not Evaluated

Prostrate Rattlebox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue rattlesnake	Prostrate Rattlebox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue rattlesnake

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Madagascar, Seychelles), Asia (Philippines, Taiwan), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Papua New Guinea, Samoa), and South America (4 countries).

Prostrate Rattlebox

Habitat

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

Blue rattlesnake

The Blue rattlesnake (Crotalaria verrucosa) is a species in the genus Crotalaria. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.