Giant dodder vs Ornate Cuscus

Cuscuta reflexa compared with Phalanger ornatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant dodder	Ornate Cuscus
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Phalangeridae
Genus	Cuscuta	Phalanger
Species	Cuscuta reflexa	Phalanger ornatus

Conservation Status

Giant dodder

LC — Least Concern

Ornate Cuscus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant dodder	Ornate Cuscus
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.

Ornate Cuscus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.