Greater dodder vs Kachin Red-backed Vole

Cuscuta europaea compared with Eothenomys cachinus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Greater dodder Kachin Red-backed Vole
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Solanales (Solanales) Rodentia (Rodents)
Family Convolvulaceae Cricetidae
Genus Cuscuta Eothenomys
Species Cuscuta europaea Eothenomys cachinus

Conservation Status

Greater dodder

LC — Least Concern

Kachin Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Greater dodder Kachin Red-backed Vole
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).

Kachin Red-backed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Greater dodder

No description available.

Kachin Red-backed Vole

No description available.

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