Arrowhead Rattlebox vs Gambia-pea

Crotalaria sagittalis compared with Crotalaria goreensis

Key Differences

• Arrowhead Rattlebox is Least Concern while Gambia-pea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arrowhead Rattlebox	Gambia-pea
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 sagittalis	Crotalaria goreensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Arrowhead Rattlebox and Gambia-pea share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Crotalaria.

Conservation Status

Arrowhead Rattlebox

LC — Least Concern

Gambia-pea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arrowhead Rattlebox	Gambia-pea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arrowhead Rattlebox

Habitat

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

Range

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

Gambia-pea

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Comoros, Guinea, Madagascar), Asia (India, Malaysia, Taiwan), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Nauru, Papua New Guinea), and South America (Brazil, Guyana).

Arrowhead Rattlebox

The Arrowhead Rattlebox, Crotalaria sagittalis, is a species. It is currently assessed 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:

🇧🇷 Brazil