Giant dodder vs Jaguarundi

Cuscuta reflexa compared with Puma yagouaroundi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant dodder	Jaguarundi
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Cuscuta	Puma (Pumas)
Species	Cuscuta reflexa	Puma yagouaroundi

Conservation Status

Giant dodder

LC — Least Concern

Jaguarundi

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant dodder	Jaguarundi
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.

Jaguarundi

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.