Graham's Tick-trefoil vs Greenleaf ticktrefoil

Desmodium grahamii compared with Desmodium intortum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Graham's Tick-trefoil	Greenleaf ticktrefoil
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family same	Fabaceae	Fabaceae
Genus same	Desmodium	Desmodium
Species	Desmodium grahamii	Desmodium intortum

Evolutionary Relationship

Graham's Tick-trefoil and Greenleaf ticktrefoil share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Desmodium.

Conservation Status

Graham's Tick-trefoil

LC — Least Concern

Greenleaf ticktrefoil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Graham's Tick-trefoil	Greenleaf ticktrefoil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Graham's Tick-trefoil

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Greenleaf ticktrefoil

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas spanning the Australasia and Afrotropic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (Japan, Taiwan), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Papua New Guinea), and South America (Colombia).