Greater dodder vs Pearson s Pericote

Cuscuta europaea compared with Andalgalomys pearsoni

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater dodder	Pearson s Pericote
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Andalgalomys
Species	Cuscuta europaea	Andalgalomys pearsoni

Conservation Status

Greater dodder

LC — Least Concern

Pearson s Pericote

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater dodder	Pearson s Pericote
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).

Pearson s Pericote

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.