Hairy sensitive pea vs Partridge-Pea

Chamaecrista pilosa compared with Chamaecrista nictitans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy sensitive pea	Partridge-Pea
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	Chamaecrista	Chamaecrista
Species	Chamaecrista pilosa	Chamaecrista nictitans

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy sensitive pea and Partridge-Pea share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Chamaecrista.

Conservation Status

Hairy sensitive pea

LC — Least Concern

Partridge-Pea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy sensitive pea	Partridge-Pea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy sensitive pea

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, and United States.

Partridge-Pea

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius), Asia (4 countries), Europe (Norway, Sweden), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇨🇺 Cuba 🇺🇸 United States