Dixie ticktrefoil vs Hog badger

Desmodium tortuosum compared with Arctonyx collaris

Key Differences

• Dixie ticktrefoil is Least Concern while Hog badger is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dixie ticktrefoil	Hog badger
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Fabaceae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Desmodium	Arctonyx
Species	Desmodium tortuosum	Arctonyx collaris

Conservation Status

Dixie ticktrefoil

LC — Least Concern

Hog badger

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dixie ticktrefoil	Hog badger
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).

Hog badger

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.