North Sulawesi Babirusa vs Yellow Dodder

Babyrousa celebensis compared with Cuscuta campestris

Key Differences

• North Sulawesi Babirusa is Vulnerable while Yellow Dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	North Sulawesi Babirusa	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	Suidae (Pigs)	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Babyrousa	Cuscuta
Species	Babyrousa celebensis	Cuscuta campestris

Conservation Status

North Sulawesi Babirusa

VU — Vulnerable

Yellow Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	North Sulawesi Babirusa	Yellow Dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

North Sulawesi Babirusa

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).