Orinocan Speckled Tree-rat vs Yellow Dodder

Pattonomys punctatus compared with Cuscuta campestris

Key Differences

• Orinocan Speckled Tree-rat is Data Deficient while Yellow Dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Orinocan Speckled Tree-rat	Yellow Dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Echimyidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Pattonomys	Cuscuta
Species	Pattonomys punctatus	Cuscuta campestris

Conservation Status

Orinocan Speckled Tree-rat

DD — Data Deficient

Yellow Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Orinocan Speckled Tree-rat	Yellow Dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Orinocan Speckled Tree-rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

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).