Giant dodder vs Olive-gray Thomasomys

Cuscuta reflexa compared with Thomasomys cinereus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Giant dodder Olive-gray Thomasomys
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 Thomasomys
Species Cuscuta reflexa Thomasomys cinereus

Conservation Status

Giant dodder

LC — Least Concern

Olive-gray Thomasomys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Giant dodder Olive-gray Thomasomys
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.

Olive-gray Thomasomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

Giant dodder

No description available.

Olive-gray Thomasomys

No description available.

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