Dixie ticktrefoil vs Piacentini's Dikdik

Desmodium tortuosum compared with Madoqua piacentinii

Key Differences

• Dixie ticktrefoil is Least Concern while Piacentini's Dikdik is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dixie ticktrefoil	Piacentini's Dikdik
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Fabaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Desmodium	Madoqua
Species	Desmodium tortuosum	Madoqua piacentinii

Conservation Status

Dixie ticktrefoil

LC — Least Concern

Piacentini's Dikdik

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dixie ticktrefoil	Piacentini's Dikdik
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).

Piacentini's Dikdik

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.