Beira vs Dixie ticktrefoil

Dorcatragus megalotis compared with Desmodium tortuosum

Key Differences

  • Beira is Vulnerable while Dixie ticktrefoil is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Beira Dixie ticktrefoil
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates) Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family Bovidae (Bovids) Fabaceae
Genus Dorcatragus Desmodium
Species Dorcatragus megalotis Desmodium tortuosum

Conservation Status

Beira

VU — Vulnerable

Dixie ticktrefoil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Beira Dixie ticktrefoil
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beira

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dixie ticktrefoil

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and deserts and xeric shrublands. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (10 countries), and South America (4 countries).

Beira

The Beira (Dorcatragus megalotis) is a species in the genus Dorcatragus. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. The species is documented in scientific literature under the name Dorcatragus megalotis.

Dixie ticktrefoil

No description available.

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