Anhinga australiana vs Greater dodder

Anhinga novaehollandiae compared with Cuscuta europaea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anhinga australiana	Greater dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Suliformes (Suliformes)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Anhingidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Anhinga	Cuscuta
Species	Anhinga novaehollandiae	Cuscuta europaea

Conservation Status

Anhinga australiana

LC — Least Concern

Greater dodder

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anhinga australiana	Greater dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Anhinga australiana

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

Greater dodder

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Bhutan, Turkey), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States).

Anhinga australiana

The Australasian Darter (Anhinga novaehollandiae) is a species in the genus Anhinga. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.