flax dodder vs Gray's Bald-faced Saki

Cuscuta epilinum compared with Pithecia irrorata

Key Differences

• flax dodder is Extinct while Gray's Bald-faced Saki is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	flax dodder	Gray's Bald-faced Saki
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Pitheciidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Pithecia
Species	Cuscuta epilinum	Pithecia irrorata

Conservation Status

flax dodder

EX — Extinct

Gray's Bald-faced Saki

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	flax dodder	Gray's Bald-faced Saki
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

flax dodder

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC)), Asia (5 countries), Europe (20 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil).

Gray's Bald-faced Saki

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.