Leadebeater s Possum vs Yellow Dodder

Gymnobelideus leadbeateri compared with Cuscuta campestris

Key Differences

• Leadebeater s Possum is Critically Endangered while Yellow Dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Leadebeater s Possum	Yellow Dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Petauridae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Gymnobelideus	Cuscuta
Species	Gymnobelideus leadbeateri	Cuscuta campestris

Conservation Status

Leadebeater s Possum

CR — Critically Endangered

Yellow Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Leadebeater s Possum	Yellow Dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Leadebeater s Possum

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).