Giant dodder vs Graceful Laucha

Cuscuta reflexa compared with Calomys lepidus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant dodder	Graceful Laucha
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	Calomys
Species	Cuscuta reflexa	Calomys lepidus

Conservation Status

Giant dodder

LC — Least Concern

Graceful Laucha

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant dodder	Graceful Laucha
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Giant dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Bhutan, Mauritius, and United States.

Graceful Laucha

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.