Shakeshake vs Sunn hemp

Crotalaria incana compared with Crotalaria juncea

Key Differences

• Shakeshake is Least Concern while Sunn hemp is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Shakeshake	Sunn hemp
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 juncea

Evolutionary Relationship

Shakeshake and Sunn hemp share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Crotalaria.

Conservation Status

Shakeshake

LC — Least Concern

Sunn hemp

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Shakeshake	Sunn hemp
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).

Sunn hemp

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (7 countries), Europe (Denmark, Sweden), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (5 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 14 countries:

🇦🇺 Australia 🇧🇷 Brazil 🇨🇳 China 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇨🇩 Congo (DRC) 🇯🇵 Japan 🇲🇬 Madagascar 🇲🇾 Malaysia 🇫🇲 Micronesia 🇵🇼 Palau 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea 🇸🇬 Singapore 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇺🇸 United States