Catkin Yew vs Tickclover

Amentotaxus argotaenia compared with Desmodium incanum

Key Differences

• Catkin Yew is Near Threatened while Tickclover is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Catkin Yew	Tickclover
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Coniferophyta (Conifers)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Pinopsida (Conifers)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Pinales (Pines & Allies)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Taxaceae	Fabaceae
Genus	Amentotaxus	Desmodium
Species	Amentotaxus argotaenia	Desmodium incanum

Evolutionary Relationship

Catkin Yew and Tickclover share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Catkin Yew

NT — Near Threatened

Tickclover

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Catkin Yew	Tickclover
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Catkin Yew

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

Tickclover

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (Japan), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (12 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Catkin Yew

The Catkin Yew (Amentotaxus argotaenia) is a species in the genus Amentotaxus. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.