Giant dodder vs Ardillón mexicano

Cuscuta reflexa compared with Ictidomys mexicanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant dodder	Ardillón mexicano
Kingdom	Plantae (planta)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Cuscuta	Ictidomys
Species	Cuscuta reflexa	Ictidomys mexicanus

Conservation Status

Giant dodder

LC — Least Concern

Ardillón mexicano

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant dodder	Ardillón mexicano
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Giant dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Bhutan, Mauritius, and United States.

Ardillón mexicano

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.