Kleiner Klee vs Berg-Klee

Trifolium dubium compared with Trifolium montanum

Key Differences

• Kleiner Klee is Least Concern while Berg-Klee is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Kleiner Klee	Berg-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 dubium	Trifolium montanum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Kleiner Klee

LC — Least Concern

Berg-Klee

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

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).

Berg-Klee

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇫🇮 Finland 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden