flax dodder vs Montane Water Vole

Cuscuta epilinum compared with Arvicola scherman

Key Differences

• flax dodder is Extinct while Montane Water Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	flax dodder	Montane Water 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	Arvicola
Species	Cuscuta epilinum	Arvicola scherman

Conservation Status

flax dodder

EX — Extinct

Montane Water Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	flax dodder	Montane Water 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).

Montane Water Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Belgium.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium