Greater dodder vs Neblina Uacari

Cuscuta europaea compared with Cacajao hosomi

Key Differences

• Greater dodder is Least Concern while Neblina Uacari is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater dodder	Neblina Uacari
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Pitheciidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Cacajao
Species	Cuscuta europaea	Cacajao hosomi

Conservation Status

Greater dodder

LC — Least Concern

Neblina Uacari

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater dodder	Neblina Uacari
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).

Neblina Uacari

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

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