Dixie ticktrefoil vs Hare's-tail

Desmodium tortuosum compared with Lagurus ovatus

Key Differences

• Dixie ticktrefoil is Least Concern while Hare's-tail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dixie ticktrefoil	Hare's-tail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Fabaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Desmodium	Lagurus
Species	Desmodium tortuosum	Lagurus ovatus

Conservation Status

Dixie ticktrefoil

LC — Least Concern

Hare's-tail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dixie ticktrefoil	Hare's-tail
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).

Hare's-tail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India, Japan), Europe (13 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Ecuador).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 6 countries:

🇦🇺 Australia 🇧🇷 Brazil 🇮🇳 India 🇯🇵 Japan 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇺🇸 United States