flax dodder vs Pied Tamarin

Cuscuta epilinum compared with Saguinus bicolor

Key Differences

• flax dodder is Extinct while Pied Tamarin is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	flax dodder	Pied Tamarin
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Callitrichidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Saguinus
Species	Cuscuta epilinum	Saguinus bicolor

Conservation Status

flax dodder

EX — Extinct

Pied Tamarin

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	flax dodder	Pied Tamarin
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).

Pied Tamarin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.