Foca Pia vs hop dodder

Pagophilus groenlandicus compared with Cuscuta lupuliformis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Foca Pia	hop dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Phocidae (True Seals)	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Pagophilus	Cuscuta
Species	Pagophilus groenlandicus	Cuscuta lupuliformis

Conservation Status

Foca Pia

NE — Not Evaluated

hop dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Foca Pia	hop dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Foca Pia

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

hop dodder

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇸🇪 Sweden