Dixie ticktrefoil vs Jolly’s Mouse Lemur

Desmodium tortuosum compared with Microcebus jollyae

Key Differences

• Dixie ticktrefoil is Least Concern while Jolly’s Mouse Lemur is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dixie ticktrefoil	Jolly’s Mouse 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	Cheirogaleidae
Genus	Desmodium	Microcebus
Species	Desmodium tortuosum	Microcebus jollyae

Conservation Status

Dixie ticktrefoil

LC — Least Concern

Jolly’s Mouse Lemur

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dixie ticktrefoil	Jolly’s Mouse 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).

Jolly’s Mouse Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.