Australian sea lion vs Fringed dodder

Neophoca cinerea compared with Cuscuta suaveolens

Key Differences

• Australian sea lion is Endangered while Fringed dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Australian sea lion	Fringed dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Otariidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Neophoca	Cuscuta
Species	Neophoca cinerea	Cuscuta suaveolens

Conservation Status

Australian sea lion

EN — Endangered

Fringed dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Australian sea lion	Fringed dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Australian sea lion

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fringed dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Lesotho, South Africa, Zimbabwe), Europe (17 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Australian sea lion

The Australian sea lion (Neophoca cinerea) is a species in the genus Neophoca. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.