Catkin Yew vs five-leaf crotalaria

Amentotaxus argotaenia compared with Crotalaria quinquefolia

Key Differences

• Catkin Yew is Near Threatened while five-leaf crotalaria is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Catkin Yew	five-leaf crotalaria
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Coniferophyta (Conifers)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Pinopsida (Conifers)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Pinales (Pines & Allies)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Taxaceae	Fabaceae
Genus	Amentotaxus	Crotalaria
Species	Amentotaxus argotaenia	Crotalaria quinquefolia

Evolutionary Relationship

Catkin Yew and five-leaf crotalaria share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Catkin Yew

NT — Near Threatened

five-leaf crotalaria

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Catkin Yew	five-leaf crotalaria
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Catkin Yew

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

five-leaf crotalaria

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Australasia biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Singapore), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Guyana).

Catkin Yew

The Catkin Yew (Amentotaxus argotaenia) is a species in the genus Amentotaxus. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.