Fleshy Yellow-sorrel vs bolsa-de-pastor

Oxalis tetraphylla compared with Oxalis corniculata

Key Differences

• Fleshy Yellow-sorrel is Not Evaluated while bolsa-de-pastor is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fleshy Yellow-sorrel	bolsa-de-pastor
Kingdom same	Plantae (planta)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Oxalidales (Oxalidales)	Oxalidales (Oxalidales)
Family same	Oxalidaceae	Oxalidaceae
Genus same	Oxalis	Oxalis
Species	Oxalis tetraphylla	Oxalis corniculata

Evolutionary Relationship

Fleshy Yellow-sorrel and bolsa-de-pastor share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Oxalis.

Conservation Status

Fleshy Yellow-sorrel

NE — Not Evaluated

bolsa-de-pastor

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fleshy Yellow-sorrel	bolsa-de-pastor
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fleshy Yellow-sorrel

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Madagascar), Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (11 countries), and South America (Brazil).

bolsa-de-pastor

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and deserts and xeric shrublands, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (18 countries), Asia (17 countries), Europe (30 countries), North America (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (11 countries), and South America (7 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 14 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇧🇷 Brazil 🇭🇷 Croatia 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇫🇷 France 🇭🇺 Hungary 🇲🇬 Madagascar 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇱 Poland 🇸🇰 Slovakia 🇪🇸 Spain 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇬🇧 United Kingdom