flax dodder vs Erizo Orejudo

Cuscuta epilinum compared with Hemiechinus auritus

Key Differences

• flax dodder is Extinct while Erizo Orejudo is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	flax dodder	Erizo Orejudo
Kingdom	Plantae (planta)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Hemiechinus
Species	Cuscuta epilinum	Hemiechinus auritus

Conservation Status

flax dodder

EX — Extinct

Erizo Orejudo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	flax dodder	Erizo Orejudo
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).

Erizo Orejudo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Cyprus, Spain, and Ukraine.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇾 Cyprus 🇪🇸 Spain 🇺🇦 Ukraine