Greater dodder vs Ornate Cuscus

Cuscuta europaea compared with Phalanger ornatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater dodder	Ornate Cuscus
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Phalangeridae
Genus	Cuscuta	Phalanger
Species	Cuscuta europaea	Phalanger ornatus

Conservation Status

Greater dodder

LC — Least Concern

Ornate Cuscus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater dodder	Ornate Cuscus
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).

Ornate Cuscus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.