cagamuja vs Greater dodder

Ricinus communis compared with Cuscuta europaea

Key Differences

cagamuja is Not Evaluated while Greater dodder is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	cagamuja	Greater dodder
Kingdom same	Plantae (planta)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Ricinus	Cuscuta
Species	Ricinus communis	Cuscuta europaea

Evolutionary Relationship

cagamuja and Greater dodder share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Vista Class: Magnoliopsida

Conservation Status

cagamuja

NE — Not Evaluated

Greater dodder

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	cagamuja	Greater dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

cagamuja

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (33 countries), Asia (26 countries), Europe (23 countries), North America (15 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (14 countries), and South America (12 countries).

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).

cagamuja

The Castor (Ricinus communis) is a species in the genus Ricinus. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and hi