Giant dodder vs Patagonian Opossum

Cuscuta reflexa compared with Lestodelphys halli

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant dodder	Patagonian Opossum
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Didelphidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Lestodelphys
Species	Cuscuta reflexa	Lestodelphys halli

Conservation Status

Giant dodder

LC — Least Concern

Patagonian Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant dodder	Patagonian Opossum
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.

Patagonian Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.