Topo occidental vs Giant dodder

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Cuscuta reflexa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Topo occidental	Giant dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Talpidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Cuscuta
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Cuscuta reflexa

Conservation Status

Topo occidental

LC — Least Concern

Giant dodder

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Topo occidental	Giant dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Topo occidental

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Giant dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Bhutan, Mauritius, and United States.