Pygmy three-toed sloth vs Yellow Dodder

Bradypus pygmaeus compared with Cuscuta campestris

Key Differences

• Pygmy three-toed sloth is Critically Endangered while Yellow Dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pygmy three-toed sloth	Yellow Dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Pilosa (Sloths & Anteaters)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Bradypodidae (Three-toed Sloths)	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Bradypus (Three-toed Sloths)	Cuscuta
Species	Bradypus pygmaeus	Cuscuta campestris

Conservation Status

Pygmy three-toed sloth

CR — Critically Endangered

Yellow Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pygmy three-toed sloth	Yellow Dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Pygmy three-toed sloth

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).