greater birdsfoot-trefoil vs Hairy bird's-foot trefoil

Lotus pedunculatus compared with Lotus subbiflorus

Key Differences

• greater birdsfoot-trefoil is Least Concern while Hairy bird's-foot trefoil is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	greater birdsfoot-trefoil	Hairy bird's-foot trefoil
Kingdom same	Plantae (พืช)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)
Order same	Fabales (อันดับถั่ว)	Fabales (อันดับถั่ว)
Family same	Fabaceae	Fabaceae
Genus same	Lotus	Lotus
Species	Lotus pedunculatus	Lotus subbiflorus

Evolutionary Relationship

greater birdsfoot-trefoil and Hairy bird's-foot trefoil share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Lotus.

Conservation Status

greater birdsfoot-trefoil

LC — Least Concern

Hairy bird's-foot trefoil

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	greater birdsfoot-trefoil	Hairy bird's-foot trefoil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

greater birdsfoot-trefoil

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Chile).

Hairy bird's-foot trefoil

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (Norway, Portugal, Sweden), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇦🇺 Australia 🇯🇵 Japan 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇪 Sweden