Chinese Red Pika vs Yellow Dodder

Ochotona erythrotis compared with Cuscuta campestris

Key Differences

  • Chinese Red Pika is Least Concern while Yellow Dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Chinese Red Pika Yellow Dodder
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares) Solanales (Solanales)
Family Ochotonidae Convolvulaceae
Genus Ochotona Cuscuta
Species Ochotona erythrotis Cuscuta campestris

Conservation Status

Chinese Red Pika

LC — Least Concern

Yellow Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Chinese Red Pika Yellow Dodder
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Red Pika

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellow Dodder

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (22 countries), Asia (22 countries), Europe (33 countries), North America (Canada), Oceania and the Pacific (Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Samoa), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile).

Chinese Red Pika

The Chinese Red Pika (Ochotona erythrotis) is a species in the genus Ochotona. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Yellow Dodder

No description available.

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