Flat-headed Kusimanse vs Greater dodder

Crossarchus platycephalus compared with Cuscuta europaea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-headed Kusimanse	Greater dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Herpestidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Crossarchus	Cuscuta
Species	Crossarchus platycephalus	Cuscuta europaea

Conservation Status

Flat-headed Kusimanse

LC — Least Concern

Greater dodder

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-headed Kusimanse	Greater dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-headed Kusimanse

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).