Greater dodder vs Topillo de Günther

Cuscuta europaea compared with Microtus guentheri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater dodder	Topillo de Günther
Kingdom	Plantae (planta)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Microtus
Species	Cuscuta europaea	Microtus guentheri

Conservation Status

Greater dodder

LC — Least Concern

Topillo de Günther

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater dodder	Topillo de Günther
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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).

Topillo de Günther

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.