Australian dodder vs Castor Americano

Cuscuta australis compared with Castor canadensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Australian dodder	Castor Americano
Kingdom	Plantae (planta)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Castoridae (Beavers)
Genus	Cuscuta	Castor (Beavers)
Species	Cuscuta australis	Castor canadensis

Conservation Status

Australian dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Castor Americano

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Australian dodder	Castor Americano
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	15 years
Average Length	—	1.0 m
Average Weight	—	25.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Australian dodder

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Asia (Taiwan), and Europe (4 countries).

Castor Americano

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, forests, and vegetated habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (15 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Argentina, Chile).

Australian dodder

The Australian dodder (Cuscuta australis) is a species in the genus Cuscuta. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Cuscuta australis contributes to the biodiversity of its native ecosystems.

Castor Americano

El roedor más grande de América del Norte, el castor canadiense puede pesar hasta 32 kg y es un maestro ingeniero del ecosistema que habita ríos, lagos y humedales de Canadá y el norte de Estados Unidos. Al talar árboles y construir presas de hasta cientos de metros de longitud, los castores crean estanques que proporcionan hábitat para cientos de especies. Sus madrigueras y canales transforman cuencas hidrográficas enteras. Una vez casi cazados hasta la extinción por su piel, las poblaciones de castor se han recuperado notablemente.