Ashen hoarypea vs Devil's Shoestring

Tephrosia cinerea compared with Tephrosia angustissima

Key Differences

• Ashen hoarypea is Least Concern while Devil's Shoestring is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ashen hoarypea	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 same	Tephrosia	Tephrosia
Species	Tephrosia cinerea	Tephrosia angustissima

Evolutionary Relationship

Ashen hoarypea and Devil's Shoestring share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Tephrosia.

Conservation Status

Ashen hoarypea

LC — Least Concern

Devil's Shoestring

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ashen hoarypea	Devil's Shoestring
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ashen hoarypea

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, and United States.

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.

Ashen hoarypea

Ashen hoarypea (Tephrosia cinerea) is a species in the genus Tephrosia. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇺 Cuba