Hase iruka vs Common Kidney-Vetch

Delphinus delphis compared with Anthyllis vulneraria

Key Differences

Hase iruka is Least Concern while Common Kidney-Vetch is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hase iruka	Common Kidney-Vetch
Kingdom	Animalia (動物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索動物)	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Fabales (マメ目)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Fabaceae
Genus	Delphinus	Anthyllis
Species	Delphinus delphis	Anthyllis vulneraria

Conservation Status

Hase iruka

LC — Least Concern

Common Kidney-Vetch

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hase iruka	Common Kidney-Vetch
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hase iruka

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

Common Kidney-Vetch

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, and temperate coniferous forests, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Libya), Asia (Japan), Europe (9 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Hase iruka

マイルカ（Delphinus delphis）は大西洋・地中海・インド太平洋の温帯〜熱帯海域に広く分布するイルカで、黒・白・黄色のクロスパターンが特徴的な模様を持つ。IUCNレッドリストでは軽度懸念（LC）に分類されており、世界で最も個体数の多いイルカの一種と考えられている。高速遊泳能力を持ちボウライドを楽しむ行動でよく知られ、数百頭からなる大きな群れを形成することがある。

Common Kidney-Vetch

Common Kidney-Vetch (<em>Anthyllis vulneraria</em>) is a flowering plant in the legume family Fabaceae, assessed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List due to habitat degradation and agricultural intensification across parts of its range. It is widely distributed across Africa (Libya), Asia (Japan), Europe (nine countries), North America (Canada and the United States), and Oceania (Australia), occupying six distinct biome types and occurring within the Indomalayan and Oceanian biogeographic realms. The species typically grows in dry, calcareous grasslands, coastal cliffs, sand dunes, and rocky slopes, often favoring nutrient-poor soils. It is an important larval food plant for certain butterfly species, particularly the Small Blue butterfly in Europe, and contributes to soil fertility through nitrogen fixation via root nodules. Its cheerful yellow, orange, or red flower heads make it a recognizable component of chalk and limestone grassland communities. Biological traits of this species remain poorly documented in the scientific literature.