Greater dodder vs Ornate Titi

Cuscuta europaea compared with Plecturocebus ornatus

Key Differences

• Greater dodder is Least Concern while Ornate Titi is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater dodder	Ornate Titi
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	Plecturocebus
Species	Cuscuta europaea	Plecturocebus ornatus

Conservation Status

Greater dodder

LC — Least Concern

Ornate Titi

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater dodder	Ornate Titi
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 Titi

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

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