Greater dodder vs Large Mindoro Apomys

Cuscuta europaea compared with Apomys gracilirostris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater dodder	Large Mindoro Apomys
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	Apomys
Species	Cuscuta europaea	Apomys gracilirostris

Conservation Status

Greater dodder

LC — Least Concern

Large Mindoro Apomys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater dodder	Large Mindoro Apomys
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 Mindoro Apomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.