Dixie ticktrefoil vs East African Arvicanthis

Desmodium tortuosum compared with Arvicanthis nairobae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dixie ticktrefoil	East African Arvicanthis
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Fabaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Desmodium	Arvicanthis
Species	Desmodium tortuosum	Arvicanthis nairobae

Conservation Status

Dixie ticktrefoil

LC — Least Concern

East African Arvicanthis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dixie ticktrefoil	East African Arvicanthis
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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).