Dixie ticktrefoil vs False Serotine Bat

Desmodium tortuosum compared with Hesperoptenus doriae

Key Differences

Dixie ticktrefoil is Least Concern while False Serotine Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dixie ticktrefoil	False Serotine Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Fabaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Desmodium	Hesperoptenus
Species	Desmodium tortuosum	Hesperoptenus doriae

Conservation Status

Dixie ticktrefoil

LC — Least Concern

False Serotine Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dixie ticktrefoil	False Serotine Bat
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).