Greater dodder vs Patagonian Weasel

Cuscuta europaea compared with Lyncodon patagonicus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater dodder	Patagonian Weasel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Cuscuta	Lyncodon
Species	Cuscuta europaea	Lyncodon patagonicus

Conservation Status

Greater dodder

LC — Least Concern

Patagonian Weasel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater dodder	Patagonian Weasel
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).

Patagonian Weasel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.