Giant dodder vs Pale fox

Cuscuta reflexa compared with Vulpes pallida

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Giant dodder Pale fox
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Solanales (Solanales) Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family Convolvulaceae Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus Cuscuta Vulpes (Foxes)
Species Cuscuta reflexa Vulpes pallida

Conservation Status

Giant dodder

LC — Least Concern

Pale fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Giant dodder Pale fox
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.

Pale fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Giant dodder

No description available.

Pale fox

No description available.

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