flax dodder vs Julia Creek dunnart

Cuscuta epilinum compared with Sminthopsis douglasi

Key Differences

• flax dodder is Extinct while Julia Creek dunnart is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	flax dodder	Julia Creek dunnart
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Cuscuta	Sminthopsis
Species	Cuscuta epilinum	Sminthopsis douglasi

Conservation Status

flax dodder

EX — Extinct

Julia Creek dunnart

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	flax dodder	Julia Creek dunnart
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).

Julia Creek dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.