Black Medic vs Creeping-rooted medic

Medicago lupulina compared with Medicago carstiensis

Key Differences

• Black Medic is Not Evaluated while Creeping-rooted medic is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Medic	Creeping-rooted medic
Kingdom same	Plantae (植物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)
Order same	Fabales (マメ目)	Fabales (マメ目)
Family same	Fabaceae	Fabaceae
Genus same	Medicago	Medicago
Species	Medicago lupulina	Medicago carstiensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Black Medic and Creeping-rooted medic share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Medicago.

Conservation Status

Black Medic

NE — Not Evaluated

Creeping-rooted medic

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Medic	Creeping-rooted medic
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Medic

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (5 countries), Europe (11 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Tonga), and South America (7 countries).

Creeping-rooted medic

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Japan, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

Black Medic

The Black Medic (Medicago lupulina) is a species in the genus Medicago. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Its geographic range spans Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (5 countries), Europe (11 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Tonga), and South America (7 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇫🇷 France 🇯🇵 Japan