Heptner s Pygmy Jerboa vs Yellow Dodder

Salpingotus heptneri compared with Cuscuta campestris

Key Differences

• Heptner s Pygmy Jerboa is Data Deficient while Yellow Dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Heptner s Pygmy Jerboa	Yellow Dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Dipodidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Salpingotus	Cuscuta
Species	Salpingotus heptneri	Cuscuta campestris

Conservation Status

Heptner s Pygmy Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

Yellow Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Heptner s Pygmy Jerboa	Yellow Dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Heptner s Pygmy Jerboa

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).