Giant dodder vs Japanese Hare

Cuscuta reflexa compared with Lepus brachyurus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant dodder	Japanese Hare
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Cuscuta	Lepus
Species	Cuscuta reflexa	Lepus brachyurus

Conservation Status

Giant dodder

LC — Least Concern

Japanese Hare

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant dodder	Japanese Hare
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.

Japanese Hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.