Hairypod cowpea vs feijão-da-china

Vigna luteola compared with Vigna radiata

Key Differences

• Hairypod cowpea is Least Concern while feijão-da-china is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairypod cowpea	feijão-da-china
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	Vigna	Vigna
Species	Vigna luteola	Vigna radiata

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairypod cowpea and feijão-da-china share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Vigna.

Conservation Status

Hairypod cowpea

LC — Least Concern

feijão-da-china

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairypod cowpea	feijão-da-china
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairypod cowpea

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Asia (Taiwan), North America (Saint Kitts and Nevis, United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

feijão-da-china

Habitat

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

Range

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

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil 🇬🇳 Guinea 🇺🇸 United States