Black Medic vs Disc Medic

Medicago lupulina compared with Medicago italica

Key Differences

• Black Medic is Not Evaluated while Disc Medic is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Medic	Disc Medic
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	Medicago	Medicago
Species	Medicago lupulina	Medicago italica

Evolutionary Relationship

Black Medic and Disc Medic share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Medicago.

Conservation Status

Black Medic

NE — Not Evaluated

Disc Medic

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Medic	Disc Medic
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Medic

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (5 countries), Europe (11 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Tonga), and South America (7 countries).

Disc Medic

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Portugal.

Black Medic

The Black Medic (Medicago lupulina) is a species in the genus Medicago. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Its geographic range spans Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (5 countries), Europe (11 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Tonga), and South America (7 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇵🇹 Portugal