Giant dodder vs Northern Pika

Cuscuta reflexa compared with Ochotona hyperborea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant dodder	Northern Pika
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Ochotonidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Ochotona
Species	Cuscuta reflexa	Ochotona hyperborea

Conservation Status

Giant dodder

LC — Least Concern

Northern Pika

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant dodder	Northern Pika
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.

Northern Pika

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.