Gambian Sun Squirrel vs Greater dodder

Heliosciurus gambianus compared with Cuscuta europaea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gambian Sun Squirrel	Greater dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Heliosciurus	Cuscuta
Species	Heliosciurus gambianus	Cuscuta europaea

Conservation Status

Gambian Sun Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Greater dodder

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gambian Sun Squirrel	Greater dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gambian Sun Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Greater dodder

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Bhutan, Turkey), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States).