Hog badger vs Yellow Dodder

Arctonyx collaris compared with Cuscuta campestris

Key Differences

• Hog badger is Vulnerable while Yellow Dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hog badger	Yellow Dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Arctonyx	Cuscuta
Species	Arctonyx collaris	Cuscuta campestris

Conservation Status

Hog badger

VU — Vulnerable

Yellow Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hog badger	Yellow Dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hog badger

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).