Atherton Kauri Pine vs Yellow Dodder

Agathis microstachya compared with Cuscuta campestris

Key Differences

  • Atherton Kauri Pine is Near Threatened while Yellow Dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Atherton Kauri Pine Yellow Dodder
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Insecta (Insects) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps) Solanales (Solanales)
Family Braconidae Convolvulaceae
Genus Agathis Cuscuta
Species Agathis microstachya Cuscuta campestris

Conservation Status

Atherton Kauri Pine

NT — Near Threatened

Yellow Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Atherton Kauri Pine Yellow Dodder
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Atherton Kauri Pine

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Yellow Dodder

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (22 countries), Asia (22 countries), Europe (33 countries), North America (Canada), Oceania and the Pacific (Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Samoa), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile).

Atherton Kauri Pine

The Atherton Kauri Pine (Agathis microstachya) is a species in the genus Agathis. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Yellow Dodder

No description available.

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