Metcalfe bean vs fava

Phaseolus maculatus compared with Phaseolus lunatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Metcalfe bean	fava
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	Phaseolus	Phaseolus
Species	Phaseolus maculatus	Phaseolus lunatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Metcalfe bean and fava share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Phaseolus.

Conservation Status

Metcalfe bean

LC — Least Concern

fava

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Metcalfe bean	fava
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Metcalfe bean

Habitat

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

fava

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).