Brown oak slender vs flax dodder

Acrocercops brongniardella compared with Cuscuta epilinum

Key Differences

  • Brown oak slender is Least Concern while flax dodder is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Brown oak slender flax dodder
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Insecta (Insects) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths) Solanales (Solanales)
Family Gracillariidae Convolvulaceae
Genus Acrocercops Cuscuta
Species Acrocercops brongniardella Cuscuta epilinum

Conservation Status

Brown oak slender

LC — Least Concern

flax dodder

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Brown oak slender flax dodder
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown oak slender

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries).

flax dodder

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC)), Asia (5 countries), Europe (20 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil).

Brown oak slender

The Brown Oak Slender (Acrocercops brongniardella) is a species in the genus Acrocercops. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

flax dodder

No description available.

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