flax dodder vs Greater Chinese Mole

Cuscuta epilinum compared with Euroscaptor grandis

Key Differences

• flax dodder is Extinct while Greater Chinese Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	flax dodder	Greater Chinese Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Euroscaptor
Species	Cuscuta epilinum	Euroscaptor grandis

Conservation Status

flax dodder

EX — Extinct

Greater Chinese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	flax dodder	Greater Chinese Mole
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).

Greater Chinese Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.