Dixie ticktrefoil vs Omilteme Cottontail

Desmodium tortuosum compared with Sylvilagus insonus

Key Differences

• Dixie ticktrefoil is Least Concern while Omilteme Cottontail is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dixie ticktrefoil	Omilteme Cottontail
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	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Desmodium	Sylvilagus
Species	Desmodium tortuosum	Sylvilagus insonus

Conservation Status

Dixie ticktrefoil

LC — Least Concern

Omilteme Cottontail

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dixie ticktrefoil	Omilteme Cottontail
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).

Omilteme Cottontail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.