Greater dodder vs Hainan Hare

Cuscuta europaea compared with Lepus hainanus

Key Differences

• Greater dodder is Least Concern while Hainan Hare is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater dodder	Hainan Hare
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Cuscuta	Lepus
Species	Cuscuta europaea	Lepus hainanus

Conservation Status

Greater dodder

LC — Least Concern

Hainan Hare

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater dodder	Hainan Hare
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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).

Hainan Hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.