Greater dodder vs Malagasy civet

Cuscuta europaea compared with Fossa fossana

Key Differences

• Greater dodder is Least Concern while Malagasy civet is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater dodder	Malagasy civet
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Eupleridae
Genus	Cuscuta	Fossa
Species	Cuscuta europaea	Fossa fossana

Conservation Status

Greater dodder

LC — Least Concern

Malagasy civet

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater dodder	Malagasy civet
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).

Malagasy civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.