Dixie ticktrefoil vs European bison

Desmodium tortuosum compared with Bison bonasus

Key Differences

• Dixie ticktrefoil is Least Concern while European bison is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dixie ticktrefoil	European bison
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Fabaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Desmodium	Bison
Species	Desmodium tortuosum	Bison bonasus

Conservation Status

Dixie ticktrefoil

LC — Least Concern

European bison

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dixie ticktrefoil	European bison
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).

European bison

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Russia, Sweden, and Ukraine.