Dixie ticktrefoil vs European Mink

Desmodium tortuosum compared with Mustela lutreola

Key Differences

• Dixie ticktrefoil is Least Concern while European Mink is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dixie ticktrefoil	European Mink
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Fabaceae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Desmodium	Mustela
Species	Desmodium tortuosum	Mustela lutreola

Conservation Status

Dixie ticktrefoil

LC — Least Concern

European Mink

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dixie ticktrefoil	European Mink
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 Mink

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇬🇧 United Kingdom