Common Birds-foot Trefoil vs Flügelerbse

Lotus corniculatus compared with Lotus tetragonolobus

Key Differences

• Common Birds-foot Trefoil is Least Concern while Flügelerbse is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Birds-foot Trefoil	Flügelerbse
Kingdom same	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Fabales (Schmetterlingsblütenartige)	Fabales (Schmetterlingsblütenartige)
Family same	Fabaceae	Fabaceae
Genus same	Lotus	Lotus
Species	Lotus corniculatus	Lotus tetragonolobus

Evolutionary Relationship

Common Birds-foot Trefoil and Flügelerbse share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Lotus.

Conservation Status

Common Birds-foot Trefoil

LC — Least Concern

Flügelerbse

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Birds-foot Trefoil	Flügelerbse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Common Birds-foot Trefoil

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, and temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, among 9 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Neotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (5 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (Canada, Costa Rica, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Colombia).

Flügelerbse

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Belgium, Portugal, and Sweden.

Common Birds-foot Trefoil

The Bird'S Foot Trefoil (Lotus corniculatus) is a species in the genus Lotus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, and temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, among 9 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan an

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇦🇺 Australia 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇪 Sweden