Ammodile vs Greater dodder

Ammodillus imbellis compared with Cuscuta europaea

Key Differences

• Ammodile is Data Deficient while Greater dodder is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ammodile	Greater dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Ammodillus	Cuscuta
Species	Ammodillus imbellis	Cuscuta europaea

Conservation Status

Ammodile

DD — Data Deficient

Greater dodder

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ammodile	Greater dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ammodile

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Greater dodder

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Bhutan, Turkey), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States).

Ammodile

The Ammodile (Ammodillus imbellis) is a species in the genus Ammodillus. Its conservation status is listed as Data Deficient, indicating insufficient data for assessment. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.