Bandro vs Greater dodder

Hapalemur alaotrensis compared with Cuscuta europaea

Key Differences

• Bandro is Critically Endangered while Greater dodder is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bandro	Greater dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Lemuridae (Lemurs)	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Hapalemur	Cuscuta
Species	Hapalemur alaotrensis	Cuscuta europaea

Conservation Status

Bandro

CR — Critically Endangered

Greater dodder

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bandro

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).

Bandro

The Bandro (Hapalemur alaotrensis) is a species in the genus Hapalemur. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.