Ecuadoran Pericote vs Giant dodder

Phyllotis haggardi compared with Cuscuta reflexa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadoran Pericote	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	Phyllotis	Cuscuta
Species	Phyllotis haggardi	Cuscuta reflexa

Conservation Status

Ecuadoran Pericote

LC — Least Concern

Giant dodder

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadoran Pericote	Giant dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ecuadoran Pericote

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

Giant dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Bhutan, Mauritius, and United States.