Gray-bellied Akodont vs Yellow Dodder

Brucepattersonius griserufescens compared with Cuscuta campestris

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Akodont is Data Deficient while Yellow Dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Akodont	Yellow 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	Brucepattersonius	Cuscuta
Species	Brucepattersonius griserufescens	Cuscuta campestris

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Akodont

DD — Data Deficient

Yellow Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Akodont	Yellow Dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-bellied Akodont

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellow Dodder

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (22 countries), Asia (22 countries), Europe (33 countries), North America (Canada), Oceania and the Pacific (Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Samoa), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile).