petty whin vs Spanish Gorse

Genista anglica compared with Genista hispanica

Key Differences

• petty whin is Near Threatened while Spanish Gorse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	petty whin	Spanish Gorse
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	Genista	Genista
Species	Genista anglica	Genista hispanica

Evolutionary Relationship

petty whin and Spanish Gorse share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Genista.

Conservation Status

petty whin

NT — Near Threatened

Spanish Gorse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	petty whin	Spanish Gorse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

petty whin

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Spanish Gorse

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium