Greater dodder vs Long-nosed Scolomys

Cuscuta europaea compared with Scolomys ucayalensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater dodder	Long-nosed Scolomys
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	Scolomys
Species	Cuscuta europaea	Scolomys ucayalensis

Conservation Status

Greater dodder

LC — Least Concern

Long-nosed Scolomys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater dodder	Long-nosed Scolomys
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).

Long-nosed Scolomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.