Blue rattlesnake vs Smooth rattlebox

Crotalaria verrucosa compared with Crotalaria pallida

Key Differences

• Blue rattlesnake is Not Evaluated while Smooth rattlebox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue rattlesnake	Smooth 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 pallida

Evolutionary Relationship

Blue rattlesnake and Smooth rattlebox share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Crotalaria.

Conservation Status

Blue rattlesnake

NE — Not Evaluated

Smooth rattlebox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue rattlesnake	Smooth 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).

Smooth rattlebox

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (6 countries), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (El Salvador, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (10 countries), and South America (4 countries).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 9 countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇬🇾 Guyana 🇲🇬 Madagascar 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea 🇼🇸 Samoa 🇸🇨 Seychelles 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇺🇸 United States