flax dodder vs Duiquero de Jentink

Cuscuta epilinum compared with Cephalophus jentinki

Key Differences

  • flax dodder is Extinct while Duiquero de Jentink is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank flax dodder Duiquero de Jentink
Kingdom Plantae (planta) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (cordados)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order Solanales (Solanales) Artiodactyla (artiodáctilos)
Family Convolvulaceae Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus Cuscuta Cephalophus
Species Cuscuta epilinum Cephalophus jentinki

Conservation Status

flax dodder

EX — Extinct

Duiquero de Jentink

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute flax dodder Duiquero de Jentink
Diet — —
Average Lifespan — —
Average Length — —
Average Weight — —

Habitat & Geographic Range

flax dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC)), Asia (5 countries), Europe (20 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil).

Duiquero de Jentink

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

flax dodder

No description available.

Duiquero de Jentink

No description available.

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