Moor-Klee vs Kleiner Klee

Trifolium spadiceum compared with Trifolium dubium

Key Differences

• Moor-Klee is Near Threatened while Kleiner Klee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Moor-Klee	Kleiner Klee
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	Trifolium	Trifolium
Species	Trifolium spadiceum	Trifolium dubium

Evolutionary Relationship

Moor-Klee and Kleiner Klee share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Trifolium.

Conservation Status

Moor-Klee

NT — Near Threatened

Kleiner Klee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Moor-Klee	Kleiner Klee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Moor-Klee

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Chile, Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Kleiner Klee

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including flooded grasslands and savannas, deserts and xeric shrublands, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands, among 5 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 (Madagascar, South Africa, Zimbabwe), Asia (6 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Papua New Guinea), and South America (5 countries).

Moor-Klee

The Brown Moor Clover (Trifolium spadiceum) is a species in the genus Trifolium. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇨🇱 Chile 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇫🇮 Finland 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden