flax dodder vs Jentink's Duiker

Cuscuta epilinum compared with Cephalophus jentinki

Key Differences

• flax dodder is Extinct while Jentink's Duiker is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	flax dodder	Jentink's Duiker
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Cuscuta	Cephalophus
Species	Cuscuta epilinum	Cephalophus jentinki

Conservation Status

flax dodder

EX — Extinct

Jentink's Duiker

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	flax dodder	Jentink's Duiker
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).

Jentink's Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.