Giant dodder vs Junín Akodont

Cuscuta reflexa compared with Akodon juninensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant dodder	Junín Akodont
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	Akodon
Species	Cuscuta reflexa	Akodon juninensis

Conservation Status

Giant dodder

LC — Least Concern

Junín Akodont

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant dodder	Junín Akodont
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.

Junín Akodont

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.