Black Sober vs Greater dodder

Anacampsis temerella compared with Cuscuta europaea

Key Differences

Black Sober is Endangered while Greater dodder is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Sober	Greater dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Gelechiidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Anacampsis	Cuscuta
Species	Anacampsis temerella	Cuscuta europaea

Conservation Status

Black Sober

EN — Endangered

Greater dodder

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Sober

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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 Sober

The Black Sober (Anacampsis temerella) is a species in the genus Anacampsis. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.