Dixie ticktrefoil vs Emperor Tamarin

Desmodium tortuosum compared with Saguinus imperator

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dixie ticktrefoil	Emperor Tamarin
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Fabaceae	Callitrichidae
Genus	Desmodium	Saguinus
Species	Desmodium tortuosum	Saguinus imperator

Conservation Status

Dixie ticktrefoil

LC — Least Concern

Emperor Tamarin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dixie ticktrefoil	Emperor Tamarin
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).