Giant dodder vs Perodicticus calabarensis

Cuscuta reflexa compared with Arctocebus calabarensis

Key Differences

• Giant dodder is Least Concern while Perodicticus calabarensis is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant dodder	Perodicticus calabarensis
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Lorisidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Arctocebus
Species	Cuscuta reflexa	Arctocebus calabarensis

Conservation Status

Giant dodder

LC — Least Concern

Perodicticus calabarensis

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant dodder	Perodicticus calabarensis
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.

Perodicticus calabarensis

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.