Greater dodder vs Topillo Alpino

Cuscuta europaea compared with Microtus liechtensteini

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater dodder	Topillo Alpino
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 liechtensteini

Conservation Status

Greater dodder

LC — Least Concern

Topillo Alpino

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater dodder	Topillo Alpino
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 Alpino

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.