Cretan bird's-foot trefoil vs Hairy bird's-foot trefoil

Lotus creticus compared with Lotus subbiflorus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cretan bird's-foot trefoil	Hairy bird's-foot trefoil
Kingdom same	Plantae (bitki)	Plantae (bitki)
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	Lotus	Lotus
Species	Lotus creticus	Lotus subbiflorus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Cretan bird's-foot trefoil

NE — Not Evaluated

Hairy bird's-foot trefoil

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cretan bird's-foot trefoil

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia and Portugal.

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 2 countries:

🇦🇺 Australia 🇵🇹 Portugal