Dixie ticktrefoil vs Large False Serotine

Desmodium tortuosum compared with Hesperoptenus tomesi

Key Differences

• Dixie ticktrefoil is Least Concern while Large False Serotine is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dixie ticktrefoil	Large False Serotine
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Fabaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Desmodium	Hesperoptenus
Species	Desmodium tortuosum	Hesperoptenus tomesi

Conservation Status

Dixie ticktrefoil

LC — Least Concern

Large False Serotine

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dixie ticktrefoil	Large False Serotine
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).

Large False Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.