Coues Rhipidomys vs Giant dodder

Rhipidomys couesi compared with Cuscuta reflexa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Coues Rhipidomys	Giant dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Cricetidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Rhipidomys	Cuscuta
Species	Rhipidomys couesi	Cuscuta reflexa

Conservation Status

Coues Rhipidomys

LC — Least Concern

Giant dodder

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Coues Rhipidomys	Giant dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Coues Rhipidomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Giant dodder

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Bhutan, Mauritius, and United States.