Dixie ticktrefoil vs King genet

Desmodium tortuosum compared with Genetta poensis

Key Differences

• Dixie ticktrefoil is Least Concern while King genet is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dixie ticktrefoil	King genet
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Fabaceae	Viverridae
Genus	Desmodium	Genetta
Species	Desmodium tortuosum	Genetta poensis

Conservation Status

Dixie ticktrefoil

LC — Least Concern

King genet

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dixie ticktrefoil	King genet
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).

King genet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.