Molina's hog-nosed skunk vs Yellow Dodder

Conepatus chinga compared with Cuscuta campestris

Key Differences

• Molina's hog-nosed skunk is Least Concern while Yellow Dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Molina's hog-nosed skunk	Yellow Dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Mephitidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Conepatus	Cuscuta
Species	Conepatus chinga	Cuscuta campestris

Conservation Status

Molina's hog-nosed skunk

LC — Least Concern

Yellow Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Molina's hog-nosed skunk	Yellow Dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Molina's hog-nosed skunk

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).