Rauhhaarige Wicke vs Heide-wicke

Vicia hirsuta compared with Vicia orobus

Key Differences

• Rauhhaarige Wicke is Least Concern while Heide-wicke is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Rauhhaarige Wicke	Heide-wicke
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	Vicia	Vicia
Species	Vicia hirsuta	Vicia orobus

Evolutionary Relationship

Rauhhaarige Wicke and Heide-wicke share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Vicia.

Conservation Status

Rauhhaarige Wicke

LC — Least Concern

Heide-wicke

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Rauhhaarige Wicke	Heide-wicke
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Rauhhaarige Wicke

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (15 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Chile, Ecuador).

Heide-wicke

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 6 countries:

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