Buffy Pipit vs Greater dodder

Anthus vaalensis compared with Cuscuta europaea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffy Pipit	Greater dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Motacillidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Anthus	Cuscuta
Species	Anthus vaalensis	Cuscuta europaea

Conservation Status

Buffy Pipit

LC — Least Concern

Greater dodder

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffy Pipit	Greater dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buffy Pipit

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

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).

Buffy Pipit

The Buffy Pipit (Anthus vaalensis) is a species in the genus Anthus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.