Birdflower Rattlepod vs five-leaf crotalaria

Crotalaria cunninghamii compared with Crotalaria quinquefolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Birdflower Rattlepod	five-leaf crotalaria
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	Crotalaria	Crotalaria
Species	Crotalaria cunninghamii	Crotalaria quinquefolia

Evolutionary Relationship

Birdflower Rattlepod and five-leaf crotalaria share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Crotalaria.

Conservation Status

Birdflower Rattlepod

LC — Least Concern

five-leaf crotalaria

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Birdflower Rattlepod	five-leaf crotalaria
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Birdflower Rattlepod

Habitat

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

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).

Birdflower Rattlepod

The Birdflower Rattlepod (Crotalaria cunninghamii) is a species in the genus Crotalaria. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.