Runner Bean vs Sieva bean

Phaseolus coccineus compared with Phaseolus lunatus

Key Differences

• Runner Bean is Not Evaluated while Sieva bean is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Runner Bean	Sieva bean
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	Phaseolus	Phaseolus
Species	Phaseolus coccineus	Phaseolus lunatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Runner Bean and Sieva bean share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Phaseolus.

Conservation Status

Runner Bean

NE — Not Evaluated

Sieva bean

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Runner Bean	Sieva bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Runner Bean

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan, Turkey), Europe (14 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Sieva bean

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (20 countries), Asia (Philippines, Taiwan), Europe (Spain), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (5 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 6 countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil 🇨🇦 Canada 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇸 Spain 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇺🇸 United States