Dixie ticktrefoil vs Dwarf Flying Fox

Desmodium tortuosum compared with Pteropus woodfordi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dixie ticktrefoil	Dwarf Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (식물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class	Magnoliopsida (목련강)	Mammalia (포유류)
Order	Fabales (콩목)	Chiroptera (박쥐)
Family	Fabaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Desmodium	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Desmodium tortuosum	Pteropus woodfordi

Conservation Status

Dixie ticktrefoil

LC — Least Concern

Dwarf Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dixie ticktrefoil	Dwarf Flying Fox
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).