Narrow-striped Mongoose vs Yellow Dodder

Mungotictis decemlineata compared with Cuscuta campestris

Key Differences

• Narrow-striped Mongoose is Endangered while Yellow Dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Narrow-striped Mongoose	Yellow Dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Eupleridae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Mungotictis	Cuscuta
Species	Mungotictis decemlineata	Cuscuta campestris

Conservation Status

Narrow-striped Mongoose

EN — Endangered

Yellow Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Narrow-striped Mongoose	Yellow Dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Narrow-striped Mongoose

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).