pied-de-lièvre vs mountain clover

Trifolium arvense compared with Trifolium montanum

Key Differences

• pied-de-lièvre is Least Concern while mountain clover is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	pied-de-lièvre	mountain clover
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	Trifolium	Trifolium
Species	Trifolium arvense	Trifolium montanum

Evolutionary Relationship

pied-de-lièvre and mountain clover share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Trifolium.

Conservation Status

pied-de-lièvre

LC — Least Concern

mountain clover

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	pied-de-lièvre	mountain clover
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

pied-de-lièvre

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (10 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Chile, Ecuador).

mountain clover

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇫🇮 Finland 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden