Dixie ticktrefoil vs Fraser's dolphin

Desmodium tortuosum compared with Lagenodelphis hosei

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dixie ticktrefoil	Fraser's dolphin
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Fabaceae	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Desmodium	Lagenodelphis
Species	Desmodium tortuosum	Lagenodelphis hosei

Conservation Status

Dixie ticktrefoil

LC — Least Concern

Fraser's dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dixie ticktrefoil	Fraser's dolphin
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).

Fraser's dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Norway, Portugal), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇻🇪 Venezuela