flax dodder vs Papión Chico

Cuscuta epilinum compared with Papio kindae

Key Differences

• flax dodder is Extinct while Papión Chico is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	flax dodder	Papión Chico
Kingdom	Plantae (planta)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Cuscuta	Papio
Species	Cuscuta epilinum	Papio kindae

Conservation Status

flax dodder

EX — Extinct

Papión Chico

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	flax dodder	Papión Chico
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).

Papión Chico

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.