Dixie ticktrefoil vs Golden Spiny Mouse

Desmodium tortuosum compared with Acomys russatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dixie ticktrefoil	Golden Spiny Mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Fabaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Desmodium	Acomys
Species	Desmodium tortuosum	Acomys russatus

Conservation Status

Dixie ticktrefoil

LC — Least Concern

Golden Spiny Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dixie ticktrefoil	Golden Spiny Mouse
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).