Bird'S Foot Trefoil vs southern bird's-foot trefoil

Lotus corniculatus compared with Lotus ornithopodioides

Key Differences

• Bird'S Foot Trefoil is Least Concern while southern bird's-foot trefoil is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bird'S Foot Trefoil	southern bird's-foot trefoil
Kingdom same	Plantae (thực vật)	Plantae (thực vật)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Fabales (Bộ Đậu)	Fabales (Bộ Đậu)
Family same	Fabaceae	Fabaceae
Genus same	Lotus	Lotus
Species	Lotus corniculatus	Lotus ornithopodioides

Evolutionary Relationship

Bird'S Foot Trefoil and southern bird's-foot trefoil share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Lotus.

Conservation Status

Bird'S Foot Trefoil

LC — Least Concern

southern bird's-foot trefoil

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bird'S Foot Trefoil	southern bird's-foot trefoil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bird'S Foot Trefoil

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, and temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, among 9 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Neotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (5 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (Canada, Costa Rica, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Colombia).

southern bird's-foot trefoil

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Austria, Czech Republic, and Portugal.

Bird'S Foot Trefoil

The Bird'S Foot Trefoil (Lotus corniculatus) is a species in the genus Lotus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, and temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, among 9 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan an

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇵🇹 Portugal