Giant dodder vs Iberian Mole

Cuscuta reflexa compared with Talpa occidentalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant dodder	Iberian Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Talpa
Species	Cuscuta reflexa	Talpa occidentalis

Conservation Status

Giant dodder

LC — Least Concern

Iberian Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant dodder	Iberian Mole
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.

Iberian Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.