vesce à épis vs European vetch

Vicia cracca compared with Vicia disperma

Key Differences

• vesce à épis is Least Concern while European vetch is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	vesce à épis	European vetch
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	Vicia	Vicia
Species	Vicia cracca	Vicia disperma

Evolutionary Relationship

vesce à épis and European vetch share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Vicia.

Conservation Status

vesce à épis

LC — Least Concern

European vetch

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	vesce à épis	European vetch
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

vesce à épis

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).

European vetch

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Denmark, Portugal, Sweden, and United States.

vesce à épis

The Bird Vetch (Vicia cracca) is a species in the genus Vicia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇦🇺 Australia 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States