Greater dodder vs Podolsk Blind Mole Rat

Cuscuta europaea compared with Spalax zemni

Key Differences

• Greater dodder is Least Concern while Podolsk Blind Mole Rat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater dodder	Podolsk Blind Mole Rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Spalacidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Spalax
Species	Cuscuta europaea	Spalax zemni

Conservation Status

Greater dodder

LC — Least Concern

Podolsk Blind Mole Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater dodder	Podolsk Blind Mole Rat
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).

Podolsk Blind Mole Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

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