Greater dodder vs Zorro de Campo Común

Cuscuta europaea compared with Lycalopex vetulus

Key Differences

• Greater dodder is Least Concern while Zorro de Campo Común is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater dodder	Zorro de Campo Común
Kingdom	Plantae (planta)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Cuscuta	Lycalopex
Species	Cuscuta europaea	Lycalopex vetulus

Conservation Status

Greater dodder

LC — Least Concern

Zorro de Campo Común

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater dodder	Zorro de Campo Común
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).

Zorro de Campo Común

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.