Shakeshake vs Showy rattlebox

Crotalaria incana compared with Crotalaria spectabilis

Key Differences

• Shakeshake is Least Concern while Showy rattlebox is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Shakeshake	Showy rattlebox
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 incana	Crotalaria spectabilis

Evolutionary Relationship

Shakeshake and Showy rattlebox share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Crotalaria.

Conservation Status

Shakeshake

LC — Least Concern

Showy rattlebox

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Shakeshake	Showy rattlebox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Shakeshake

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Comoros, Congo (DRC), Madagascar), Asia (8 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (9 countries), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Colombia).

Showy rattlebox

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Madagascar), Asia (Malaysia, Taiwan), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (8 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 14 countries:

🇦🇺 Australia 🇧🇷 Brazil 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇨🇩 Congo (DRC) 🇭🇳 Honduras 🇰🇮 Kiribati 🇲🇬 Madagascar 🇲🇾 Malaysia 🇲🇭 Marshall Islands 🇫🇲 Micronesia 🇵🇼 Palau 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇺🇸 United States