Dixie ticktrefoil vs Ladak Pika

Desmodium tortuosum compared with Ochotona ladacensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dixie ticktrefoil	Ladak Pika
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Fabaceae	Ochotonidae
Genus	Desmodium	Ochotona
Species	Desmodium tortuosum	Ochotona ladacensis

Conservation Status

Dixie ticktrefoil

LC — Least Concern

Ladak Pika

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dixie ticktrefoil	Ladak Pika
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).