Golden Thomasomys vs Greater dodder

Thomasomys aureus compared with Cuscuta europaea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden Thomasomys	Greater dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Cricetidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Thomasomys	Cuscuta
Species	Thomasomys aureus	Cuscuta europaea

Conservation Status

Golden Thomasomys

LC — Least Concern

Greater dodder

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golden Thomasomys	Greater dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Golden Thomasomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Greater dodder

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Bhutan, Turkey), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States).