Diani Dwarf Galago vs Dixie ticktrefoil

Paragalago cocos compared with Desmodium tortuosum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Diani Dwarf Galago Dixie ticktrefoil
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Primates (Primates) Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family Galagidae Fabaceae
Genus Paragalago Desmodium
Species Paragalago cocos Desmodium tortuosum

Conservation Status

Diani Dwarf Galago

LC — Least Concern

Dixie ticktrefoil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Diani Dwarf Galago Dixie ticktrefoil
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Diani Dwarf Galago

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).

Diani Dwarf Galago

No description available.

Dixie ticktrefoil

No description available.

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