Moon Trefoil vs Pearson s Pericote

Medicago arborea compared with Andalgalomys pearsoni

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Moon Trefoil	Pearson s Pericote
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	Medicago	Andalgalomys
Species	Medicago arborea	Andalgalomys pearsoni

Conservation Status

Moon Trefoil

LC — Least Concern

Pearson s Pericote

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Moon Trefoil	Pearson s Pericote
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Moon Trefoil

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), Europe (8 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Chile).

Pearson s Pericote

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.