Dixie ticktrefoil vs Ornate Akodont

Desmodium tortuosum compared with Abrothrix jelskii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dixie ticktrefoil	Ornate Akodont
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Fabaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Desmodium	Abrothrix
Species	Desmodium tortuosum	Abrothrix jelskii

Conservation Status

Dixie ticktrefoil

LC — Least Concern

Ornate Akodont

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dixie ticktrefoil	Ornate Akodont
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).