Eastern Mole Vole vs Greater dodder

Ellobius tancrei compared with Cuscuta europaea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole Vole	Greater 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	Ellobius	Cuscuta
Species	Ellobius tancrei	Cuscuta europaea

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole Vole

LC — Least Concern

Greater dodder

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole Vole	Greater dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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).