Common Kidney-Vetch vs 栗尾鸚哥

Anthyllis vulneraria compared with Pyrrhura melanura

Key Differences

• Common Kidney-Vetch is Vulnerable while 栗尾鸚哥 is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Kidney-Vetch	栗尾鸚哥
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (木兰植物门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class	Magnoliopsida (木兰纲)	Aves (鳥綱)
Order	Fabales (豆目)	Psittaciformes (鹦形目)
Family	Fabaceae	Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus	Anthyllis	Pyrrhura
Species	Anthyllis vulneraria	Pyrrhura melanura

Conservation Status

Common Kidney-Vetch

VU — Vulnerable

栗尾鸚哥

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Kidney-Vetch	栗尾鸚哥
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Common Kidney-Vetch

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, and temperate coniferous forests, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Libya), Asia (Japan), Europe (9 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

栗尾鸚哥

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Common Kidney-Vetch

Common Kidney-Vetch (<em>Anthyllis vulneraria</em>) is a flowering plant in the legume family Fabaceae, assessed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List due to habitat degradation and agricultural intensification across parts of its range. It is widely distributed across Africa (Libya), Asia (Japan), Europe (nine countries), North America (Canada and the United States), and Oceania (Australia), occupying six distinct biome types and occurring within the Indomalayan and Oceanian biogeographic realms. The species typically grows in dry, calcareous grasslands, coastal cliffs, sand dunes, and rocky slopes, often favoring nutrient-poor soils. It is an important larval food plant for certain butterfly species, particularly the Small Blue butterfly in Europe, and contributes to soil fertility through nitrogen fixation via root nodules. Its cheerful yellow, orange, or red flower heads make it a recognizable component of chalk and limestone grassland communities. Biological traits of this species remain poorly documented in the scientific literature.

栗尾鸚哥

栗尾小鹦鹉（Pyrrhura melanura）在IUCN红色名录中被列为无危（LC）。该物种在其分布范围内广泛分布且数量丰富，种群稳定，无即时保护关切。

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway