Greater dodder vs Luzon Cordillera Apomys

Cuscuta europaea compared with Apomys abrae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater dodder	Luzon Cordillera 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 abrae

Conservation Status

Greater dodder

LC — Least Concern

Luzon Cordillera Apomys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater dodder	Luzon Cordillera 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).

Luzon Cordillera Apomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.