Greater dodder vs Large-eared Field Mouse

Cuscuta europaea compared with Apodemus latronum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Greater dodder Large-eared Field Mouse
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Solanales (Solanales) Rodentia (Rodents)
Family Convolvulaceae Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus Cuscuta Apodemus
Species Cuscuta europaea Apodemus latronum

Conservation Status

Greater dodder

LC — Least Concern

Large-eared Field Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Greater dodder Large-eared Field Mouse
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).

Large-eared Field Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Greater dodder

No description available.

Large-eared Field Mouse

No description available.

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