Giant dodder vs Grizzled Colilargo

Cuscuta reflexa compared with Oligoryzomys griseolus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant dodder	Grizzled Colilargo
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	Oligoryzomys
Species	Cuscuta reflexa	Oligoryzomys griseolus

Conservation Status

Giant dodder

LC — Least Concern

Grizzled Colilargo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant dodder	Grizzled Colilargo
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.

Grizzled Colilargo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.