amor-de-campo-sujo vs amor-do-campo

Desmodium incanum compared with Desmodium axillare

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	amor-de-campo-sujo	amor-do-campo
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	Desmodium	Desmodium
Species	Desmodium incanum	Desmodium axillare

Evolutionary Relationship

amor-de-campo-sujo and amor-do-campo share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Desmodium.

Conservation Status

amor-de-campo-sujo

LC — Least Concern

amor-do-campo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	amor-de-campo-sujo	amor-do-campo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

amor-de-campo-sujo

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (Japan), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (12 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

amor-do-campo

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil 🇨🇴 Colombia