Greater dodder vs Lesson's Saddle-back Tamarin

Cuscuta europaea compared with Leontocebus fuscus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Greater dodder Lesson's Saddle-back Tamarin
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Solanales (Solanales) Primates (Primates)
Family Convolvulaceae Callitrichidae
Genus Cuscuta Leontocebus
Species Cuscuta europaea Leontocebus fuscus

Conservation Status

Greater dodder

LC — Least Concern

Lesson's Saddle-back Tamarin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Greater dodder Lesson's Saddle-back Tamarin
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).

Lesson's Saddle-back Tamarin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Greater dodder

No description available.

Lesson's Saddle-back Tamarin

No description available.

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