Greater dodder vs Honey possum

Cuscuta europaea compared with Tarsipes rostratus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater dodder	Honey possum
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Tarsipedidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Tarsipes
Species	Cuscuta europaea	Tarsipes rostratus

Conservation Status

Greater dodder

LC — Least Concern

Honey possum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater dodder	Honey possum
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).

Honey possum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.