Huapo vs Greater dodder

Pithecia aequatorialis compared with Cuscuta europaea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Huapo	Greater dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Pitheciidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Pithecia	Cuscuta
Species	Pithecia aequatorialis	Cuscuta europaea

Conservation Status

Huapo

LC — Least Concern

Greater dodder

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Huapo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

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).