Giant dodder vs Merriam s Deermouse

Cuscuta reflexa compared with Peromyscus merriami

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant dodder	Merriam s Deermouse
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	Peromyscus
Species	Cuscuta reflexa	Peromyscus merriami

Conservation Status

Giant dodder

LC — Least Concern

Merriam s Deermouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant dodder	Merriam s Deermouse
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.

Merriam s Deermouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.