Dixie ticktrefoil vs Gray Bamboo Lemur

Desmodium tortuosum compared with Hapalemur griseus

Key Differences

• Dixie ticktrefoil is Least Concern while Gray Bamboo Lemur is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dixie ticktrefoil	Gray Bamboo Lemur
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Fabaceae	Lemuridae (Lemurs)
Genus	Desmodium	Hapalemur
Species	Desmodium tortuosum	Hapalemur griseus

Conservation Status

Dixie ticktrefoil

LC — Least Concern

Gray Bamboo Lemur

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dixie ticktrefoil	Gray Bamboo Lemur
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).

Gray Bamboo Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.