Giant dodder vs Namaqua Micaelamys

Cuscuta reflexa compared with Micaelamys namaquensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant dodder	Namaqua Micaelamys
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Cuscuta	Micaelamys
Species	Cuscuta reflexa	Micaelamys namaquensis

Conservation Status

Giant dodder

LC — Least Concern

Namaqua Micaelamys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant dodder	Namaqua Micaelamys
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.

Namaqua Micaelamys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.