Indochinese Chiromyscus vs Yellow Dodder

Chiromyscus chiropus compared with Cuscuta campestris

Key Differences

• Indochinese Chiromyscus is Least Concern while Yellow Dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indochinese Chiromyscus	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	Chiromyscus	Cuscuta
Species	Chiromyscus chiropus	Cuscuta campestris

Conservation Status

Indochinese Chiromyscus

LC — Least Concern

Yellow Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indochinese Chiromyscus	Yellow Dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Indochinese Chiromyscus

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).