Greater dodder vs Lofty Pericote

Cuscuta europaea compared with Auliscomys sublimis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater dodder	Lofty Pericote
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	Auliscomys
Species	Cuscuta europaea	Auliscomys sublimis

Conservation Status

Greater dodder

LC — Least Concern

Lofty Pericote

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater dodder	Lofty Pericote
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).

Lofty Pericote

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.