Black Noddy vs Greater dodder

Anous minutus compared with Cuscuta europaea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Noddy	Greater dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Laridae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Anous	Cuscuta
Species	Anous minutus	Cuscuta europaea

Conservation Status

Black Noddy

LC — Least Concern

Greater dodder

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Noddy	Greater dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Noddy

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, Taiwan, and Venezuela.

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).

Black Noddy

The Black Noddy (Anous minutus) is a species in the genus Anous. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.