Mandarin Vole vs Yellow Dodder

Lasiopodomys mandarinus compared with Cuscuta campestris

Key Differences

  • Mandarin Vole is Least Concern while Yellow Dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Mandarin Vole Yellow Dodder
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Solanales (Solanales)
Family Cricetidae Convolvulaceae
Genus Lasiopodomys Cuscuta
Species Lasiopodomys mandarinus Cuscuta campestris

Conservation Status

Mandarin Vole

LC — Least Concern

Yellow Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Mandarin Vole Yellow Dodder
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mandarin Vole

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).

Mandarin Vole

No description available.

Yellow Dodder

No description available.

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