flax dodder vs Northern Red-backed Vole

Cuscuta epilinum compared with Myodes rutilus

Key Differences

• flax dodder is Extinct while Northern Red-backed Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	flax dodder	Northern Red-backed 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	Myodes
Species	Cuscuta epilinum	Myodes rutilus

Conservation Status

flax dodder

EX — Extinct

Northern Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	flax dodder	Northern Red-backed 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).

Northern Red-backed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Russia, and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden