Mountain Anoa vs Yellow Dodder

Bubalus quarlesi compared with Cuscuta campestris

Key Differences

  • Mountain Anoa is Endangered while Yellow Dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Mountain Anoa Yellow Dodder
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates) Solanales (Solanales)
Family Bovidae (Bovids) Convolvulaceae
Genus Bubalus Cuscuta
Species Bubalus quarlesi Cuscuta campestris

Conservation Status

Mountain Anoa

EN — Endangered

Yellow Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Mountain Anoa Yellow Dodder
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Anoa

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).

Mountain Anoa

No description available.

Yellow Dodder

No description available.

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