Greater dodder vs Moupin Pika

Cuscuta europaea compared with Ochotona thibetana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater dodder	Moupin Pika
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Ochotonidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Ochotona
Species	Cuscuta europaea	Ochotona thibetana

Conservation Status

Greater dodder

LC — Least Concern

Moupin Pika

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater dodder	Moupin Pika
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).

Moupin Pika

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.