Sieva bean vs Year Bean

Phaseolus lunatus compared with Phaseolus dumosus

Key Differences

• Sieva bean is Least Concern while Year Bean is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Sieva bean	Year Bean
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	Phaseolus	Phaseolus
Species	Phaseolus lunatus	Phaseolus dumosus

Evolutionary Relationship

Sieva bean and Year Bean share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Phaseolus.

Conservation Status

Sieva bean

LC — Least Concern

Year Bean

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Sieva bean	Year Bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Sieva bean

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).

Year Bean

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Colombia.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia