Brownstripe Octopus vs Greater dodder

Amphioctopus burryi compared with Cuscuta europaea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brownstripe Octopus	Greater dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Cephalopoda (Cephalopods)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Octopoda (Octopuses)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Octopodidae (Common Octopuses)	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Amphioctopus	Cuscuta
Species	Amphioctopus burryi	Cuscuta europaea

Conservation Status

Brownstripe Octopus

LC — Least Concern

Greater dodder

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brownstripe Octopus	Greater dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brownstripe Octopus

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway.

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).

Brownstripe Octopus

The Brownstripe Octopus (Amphioctopus burryi) is a species in the genus Amphioctopus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.