Pois bambara vs Mung-bean

Vigna subterranea compared with Vigna radiata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pois bambara	Mung-bean
Kingdom same	Plantae (plante)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family same	Fabaceae	Fabaceae
Genus same	Vigna	Vigna
Species	Vigna subterranea	Vigna radiata

Evolutionary Relationship

Pois bambara and Mung-bean share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Vigna.

Conservation Status

Pois bambara

NE — Not Evaluated

Mung-bean

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pois bambara	Mung-bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Pois bambara

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Africa (5 countries) and Europe (Sweden).

Mung-bean

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (Japan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Tonga), and South America (Brazil).

Pois bambara

The Bambara Groundnut (Vigna subterranea) is a species in the genus Vigna. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Like other members of its genus, this species plays a role in its native ecosystem.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇹🇩 Chad 🇨🇩 Congo (DRC) 🇬🇳 Guinea 🇸🇨 Seychelles 🇸🇪 Sweden