butterfly-pea vs Coppery Sprite

Centrosema virginianum compared with Arielulus cuprosus

Key Differences

• butterfly-pea is Least Concern while Coppery Sprite is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	butterfly-pea	Coppery Sprite
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Fabaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Centrosema	Arielulus
Species	Centrosema virginianum	Arielulus cuprosus

Conservation Status

butterfly-pea

LC — Least Concern

Coppery Sprite

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	butterfly-pea	Coppery Sprite
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

butterfly-pea

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and India.

Coppery Sprite

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

butterfly-pea

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