flax dodder vs Large Japanese Field Mouse

Cuscuta epilinum compared with Apodemus speciosus

Key Differences

flax dodder is Extinct while Large Japanese Field Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	flax dodder	Large Japanese Field Mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Cuscuta	Apodemus
Species	Cuscuta epilinum	Apodemus speciosus

Conservation Status

flax dodder

EX — Extinct

Large Japanese Field Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	flax dodder	Large Japanese Field Mouse
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).