Partridge-Pea vs Wild Peas

Chamaecrista nictitans compared with Chamaecrista glandulosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Partridge-Pea	Wild Peas
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 nictitans	Chamaecrista glandulosa

Evolutionary Relationship

Partridge-Pea and Wild Peas share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Chamaecrista.

Conservation Status

Partridge-Pea

LC — Least Concern

Wild Peas

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Partridge-Pea	Wild Peas
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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).

Wild Peas

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇨🇺 Cuba