Dixie ticktrefoil vs Greater Bamboo Lemur

Desmodium tortuosum compared with Prolemur simus

Key Differences

• Dixie ticktrefoil is Least Concern while Greater Bamboo Lemur is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dixie ticktrefoil	Greater 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	Prolemur
Species	Desmodium tortuosum	Prolemur simus

Conservation Status

Dixie ticktrefoil

LC — Least Concern

Greater Bamboo Lemur

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dixie ticktrefoil	Greater 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).

Greater Bamboo Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.