Bobak Marmot vs Greater dodder

Marmota bobak compared with Cuscuta europaea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bobak Marmot Greater dodder
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Solanales (Solanales)
Family Sciuridae (Squirrels) Convolvulaceae
Genus Marmota Cuscuta
Species Marmota bobak Cuscuta europaea

Conservation Status

Bobak Marmot

LC — Least Concern

Greater dodder

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bobak Marmot Greater dodder
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bobak Marmot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Russia and Ukraine.

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).

Bobak Marmot

The Bobak Marmot (Marmota bobak) is a species in the genus Marmota. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Distributed across Russia and Ukraine.

Greater dodder

No description available.

Nature FYI Family

Explore more of the natural world across our sister sites.

Part of the Nature FYI family — FYIPedia