Crested servaline genet vs Dixie ticktrefoil

Genetta cristata compared with Desmodium tortuosum

Key Differences

• Crested servaline genet is Vulnerable while Dixie ticktrefoil is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crested servaline genet	Dixie ticktrefoil
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Viverridae	Fabaceae
Genus	Genetta	Desmodium
Species	Genetta cristata	Desmodium tortuosum

Conservation Status

Crested servaline genet

VU — Vulnerable

Dixie ticktrefoil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crested servaline genet	Dixie ticktrefoil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crested servaline genet

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).