Dixie ticktrefoil vs Ornate Cuscus

Desmodium tortuosum compared with Phalanger ornatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dixie ticktrefoil	Ornate Cuscus
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Fabaceae	Phalangeridae
Genus	Desmodium	Phalanger
Species	Desmodium tortuosum	Phalanger ornatus

Conservation Status

Dixie ticktrefoil

LC — Least Concern

Ornate Cuscus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dixie ticktrefoil	Ornate Cuscus
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).