Blue rattlesnake vs five-leaf crotalaria

Crotalaria verrucosa compared with Crotalaria quinquefolia

Key Differences

• Blue rattlesnake is Not Evaluated while five-leaf crotalaria is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue rattlesnake	five-leaf crotalaria
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	Crotalaria	Crotalaria
Species	Crotalaria verrucosa	Crotalaria quinquefolia

Evolutionary Relationship

Blue rattlesnake and five-leaf crotalaria share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Crotalaria.

Conservation Status

Blue rattlesnake

NE — Not Evaluated

five-leaf crotalaria

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue rattlesnake	five-leaf crotalaria
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue rattlesnake

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Madagascar, Seychelles), Asia (Philippines, Taiwan), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Papua New Guinea, Samoa), and South America (4 countries).

five-leaf crotalaria

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Australasia biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Singapore), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Guyana).

Blue rattlesnake

The Blue rattlesnake (Crotalaria verrucosa) is a species in the genus Crotalaria. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇬🇾 Guyana 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea