Dixie ticktrefoil vs Gobi Jerboa

Desmodium tortuosum compared with Allactaga bullata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dixie ticktrefoil	Gobi Jerboa
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Fabaceae	Dipodidae
Genus	Desmodium	Allactaga
Species	Desmodium tortuosum	Allactaga bullata

Conservation Status

Dixie ticktrefoil

LC — Least Concern

Gobi Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dixie ticktrefoil	Gobi Jerboa
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).