Dixie ticktrefoil vs Foca Pia

Desmodium tortuosum compared with Pagophilus groenlandicus

Key Differences

• Dixie ticktrefoil is Least Concern while Foca Pia is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dixie ticktrefoil	Foca Pia
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)
Family	Fabaceae	Phocidae (True Seals)
Genus	Desmodium	Pagophilus
Species	Desmodium tortuosum	Pagophilus groenlandicus

Conservation Status

Dixie ticktrefoil

LC — Least Concern

Foca Pia

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dixie ticktrefoil	Foca Pia
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).

Foca Pia

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.