Dixie ticktrefoil vs Hainan Gymnure

Desmodium tortuosum compared with Neohylomys hainanensis

Key Differences

• Dixie ticktrefoil is Least Concern while Hainan Gymnure is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dixie ticktrefoil	Hainan Gymnure
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Fabaceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Desmodium	Neohylomys
Species	Desmodium tortuosum	Neohylomys hainanensis

Conservation Status

Dixie ticktrefoil

LC — Least Concern

Hainan Gymnure

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dixie ticktrefoil	Hainan Gymnure
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).

Hainan Gymnure

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.