Galapagos Bean vs haricot-de-lima

Phaseolus mollis compared with Phaseolus lunatus

Key Differences

• Galapagos Bean is Near Threatened while haricot-de-lima is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Galapagos Bean	haricot-de-lima
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	Phaseolus	Phaseolus
Species	Phaseolus mollis	Phaseolus lunatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Galapagos Bean and haricot-de-lima share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Phaseolus.

Conservation Status

Galapagos Bean

NT — Near Threatened

haricot-de-lima

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Galapagos Bean	haricot-de-lima
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Galapagos Bean

Habitat

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

haricot-de-lima

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (20 countries), Asia (Philippines, Taiwan), Europe (Spain), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (5 countries).