Blick s Arvicanthis vs Greater dodder

Arvicanthis blicki compared with Cuscuta europaea

Key Differences

• Blick s Arvicanthis is Near Threatened while Greater dodder is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blick s Arvicanthis	Greater dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Arvicanthis	Cuscuta
Species	Arvicanthis blicki	Cuscuta europaea

Conservation Status

Blick s Arvicanthis

NT — Near Threatened

Greater dodder

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blick s Arvicanthis	Greater dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blick s Arvicanthis

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).

Blick s Arvicanthis

The Blick s Arvicanthis (Arvicanthis blicki) is a species in the genus Arvicanthis. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.