Blackdisk medick vs Disc Medic

Medicago orbicularis compared with Medicago italica

Key Differences

• Blackdisk medick is Not Evaluated while Disc Medic is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackdisk medick	Disc Medic
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	Medicago	Medicago
Species	Medicago orbicularis	Medicago italica

Evolutionary Relationship

Blackdisk medick and Disc Medic share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Medicago.

Conservation Status

Blackdisk medick

NE — Not Evaluated

Disc Medic

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackdisk medick	Disc Medic
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blackdisk medick

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Zimbabwe), Asia (Georgia, Japan), Europe (9 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Disc Medic

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Portugal.

Blackdisk medick

The Blackdisk medick (Medicago orbicularis) is a species in the genus Medicago. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Widely distributed across Africa (Zimbabwe), Asia (Georgia, Japan), Europe (9 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇵🇹 Portugal