Cretan bird's-foot trefoil vs Sumpfhornklee

Lotus creticus compared with Lotus pedunculatus

Key Differences

• Cretan bird's-foot trefoil is Not Evaluated while Sumpfhornklee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cretan bird's-foot trefoil	Sumpfhornklee
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 creticus	Lotus pedunculatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Cretan bird's-foot trefoil and Sumpfhornklee share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Lotus.

Conservation Status

Cretan bird's-foot trefoil

NE — Not Evaluated

Sumpfhornklee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cretan bird's-foot trefoil	Sumpfhornklee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cretan bird's-foot trefoil

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia and Portugal.

Sumpfhornklee

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Chile).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇦🇺 Australia 🇵🇹 Portugal