dwarf white bauhinia vs pata-de-vaca

Bauhinia acuminata compared with Bauhinia forficata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	dwarf white bauhinia	pata-de-vaca
Kingdom same	Plantae (plantas)	Plantae (plantas)
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	Bauhinia	Bauhinia
Species	Bauhinia acuminata	Bauhinia forficata

Evolutionary Relationship

dwarf white bauhinia and pata-de-vaca share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Bauhinia.

Conservation Status

dwarf white bauhinia

LC — Least Concern

pata-de-vaca

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	dwarf white bauhinia	pata-de-vaca
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

dwarf white bauhinia

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Australasia biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC)), Asia (Taiwan, Timor-Leste), Europe (Spain), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Micronesia, Papua New Guinea).

pata-de-vaca

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and South Africa.