Bitter Vetch vs Four-Seed Vetch

Vicia ervilia compared with Vicia tetrasperma

Key Differences

• Bitter Vetch is Not Evaluated while Four-Seed Vetch is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Vetch	Four-Seed Vetch
Kingdom same	Plantae (растения)	Plantae (растения)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Fabales (бобовоцветные)	Fabales (бобовоцветные)
Family same	Fabaceae	Fabaceae
Genus same	Vicia	Vicia
Species	Vicia ervilia	Vicia tetrasperma

Evolutionary Relationship

Bitter Vetch and Four-Seed Vetch share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Vicia.

Conservation Status

Bitter Vetch

NE — Not Evaluated

Four-Seed Vetch

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Vetch	Four-Seed Vetch
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bitter Vetch

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan) and Europe (24 countries).

Four-Seed Vetch

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Georgia, Taiwan), Europe (13 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Chile).

Bitter Vetch

The Bitter Vetch (Vicia ervilia) is a species in the genus Vicia. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 9 countries:

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