flax dodder vs New Guinean Quoll

Cuscuta epilinum compared with Dasyurus albopunctatus

Key Differences

flax dodder is Extinct while New Guinean Quoll is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	flax dodder	New Guinean Quoll
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	Dasyurus
Species	Cuscuta epilinum	Dasyurus albopunctatus

Conservation Status

flax dodder

EX — Extinct

New Guinean Quoll

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	flax dodder	New Guinean Quoll
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).