Butterfly-leaf vs Devil's Shoestring

Adenolobus garipensis compared with Tephrosia angustissima

Key Differences

• Butterfly-leaf is Least Concern while Devil's Shoestring is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Butterfly-leaf	Devil's Shoestring
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	Adenolobus	Tephrosia
Species	Adenolobus garipensis	Tephrosia angustissima

Evolutionary Relationship

Butterfly-leaf and Devil's Shoestring share a common ancestor at the Family level: Fabaceae.

Conservation Status

Butterfly-leaf

LC — Least Concern

Devil's Shoestring

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Butterfly-leaf	Devil's Shoestring
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Butterfly-leaf

Habitat

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

Devil's Shoestring

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found in Cuba. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Butterfly-leaf

The Butterfly-leaf (Adenolobus garipensis) is a species in the genus Adenolobus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.