North Atlantic right whale vs Yellow Dodder

Eubalaena glacialis compared with Cuscuta campestris

Key Differences

• North Atlantic right whale is Extinct while Yellow Dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	North Atlantic right whale	Yellow Dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Balaenidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Eubalaena	Cuscuta
Species	Eubalaena glacialis	Cuscuta campestris

Conservation Status

North Atlantic right whale

EX — Extinct

Yellow Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	North Atlantic right whale	Yellow Dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

North Atlantic right whale

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

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).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇪 Sweden