Giant dodder vs Northern tamandua

Cuscuta reflexa compared with Tamandua mexicana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant dodder	Northern tamandua
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Pilosa (Sloths & Anteaters)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Myrmecophagidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Tamandua
Species	Cuscuta reflexa	Tamandua mexicana

Conservation Status

Giant dodder

LC — Least Concern

Northern tamandua

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant dodder	Northern tamandua
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 tamandua

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.