Giant dodder vs Malayan civet

Cuscuta reflexa compared with Viverra tangalunga

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant dodder	Malayan civet
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Viverridae
Genus	Cuscuta	Viverra
Species	Cuscuta reflexa	Viverra tangalunga

Conservation Status

Giant dodder

LC — Least Concern

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant dodder	Malayan civet
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.

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.