Dixie ticktrefoil vs Indian Spotted Chevrotain

Desmodium tortuosum compared with Moschiola meminna

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dixie ticktrefoil	Indian Spotted Chevrotain
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Fabaceae	Tragulidae
Genus	Desmodium	Moschiola
Species	Desmodium tortuosum	Moschiola meminna

Conservation Status

Dixie ticktrefoil

LC — Least Concern

Indian Spotted Chevrotain

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dixie ticktrefoil	Indian Spotted Chevrotain
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).