American dodder vs blunt tellin

Cuscuta americana compared with Arcopagia crassa

Key Differences

• American dodder is Not Evaluated while blunt tellin is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American dodder	blunt tellin
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Cardiida (Cardiida)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Tellinidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Arcopagia
Species	Cuscuta americana	Arcopagia crassa

Conservation Status

American dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

blunt tellin

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American dodder	blunt tellin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.

blunt tellin

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

American dodder

The American dodder (Cuscuta americana) is a species in the genus Cuscuta. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

blunt tellin

The Blunt tellin (Arcopagia crassa) is a species in the genus Arcopagia. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.