Heath Pseudomys vs Yellow Dodder

Pseudomys shortridgei compared with Cuscuta campestris

Key Differences

  • Heath Pseudomys is Near Threatened while Yellow Dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Heath Pseudomys Yellow Dodder
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Solanales (Solanales)
Family Muridae (Mice & Rats) Convolvulaceae
Genus Pseudomys Cuscuta
Species Pseudomys shortridgei Cuscuta campestris

Conservation Status

Heath Pseudomys

NT — Near Threatened

Yellow Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Heath Pseudomys Yellow Dodder
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Heath Pseudomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellow Dodder

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (22 countries), Asia (22 countries), Europe (33 countries), North America (Canada), Oceania and the Pacific (Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Samoa), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile).

Heath Pseudomys

No description available.

Yellow Dodder

No description available.

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