flax dodder vs Inez s Red-backed Vole

Cuscuta epilinum compared with Caryomys inez

Key Differences

• flax dodder is Extinct while Inez s Red-backed Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	flax dodder	Inez s Red-backed Vole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Caryomys
Species	Cuscuta epilinum	Caryomys inez

Conservation Status

flax dodder

EX — Extinct

Inez s Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	flax dodder	Inez s Red-backed Vole
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).

Inez s Red-backed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.