Flame of the Forest vs Horse-eye Bean

Mucuna novoguineensis compared with Mucuna sloanei

Key Differences

• Flame of the Forest is Least Concern while Horse-eye Bean is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flame of the Forest	Horse-eye Bean
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	Mucuna	Mucuna
Species	Mucuna novoguineensis	Mucuna sloanei

Evolutionary Relationship

Flame of the Forest and Horse-eye Bean share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Mucuna.

Conservation Status

Flame of the Forest

LC — Least Concern

Horse-eye Bean

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flame of the Forest	Horse-eye Bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flame of the Forest

Habitat

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

Horse-eye Bean

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Guinea.