Greater dodder vs Mountain Coati

Cuscuta europaea compared with Nasua olivacea

Key Differences

• Greater dodder is Least Concern while Mountain Coati is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater dodder	Mountain Coati
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Procyonidae (Raccoons)
Genus	Cuscuta	Nasua
Species	Cuscuta europaea	Nasua olivacea

Conservation Status

Greater dodder

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Coati

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater dodder	Mountain Coati
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).

Mountain Coati

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.