Greater dodder vs Íbice Núbico

Cuscuta europaea compared with Capra nubiana

Key Differences

• Greater dodder is Least Concern while Íbice Núbico is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater dodder	Íbice Núbico
Kingdom	Plantae (planta)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Artiodactyla (artiodáctilos)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Cuscuta	Capra
Species	Cuscuta europaea	Capra nubiana

Conservation Status

Greater dodder

LC — Least Concern

Íbice Núbico

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater dodder	Íbice Núbico
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).

Íbice Núbico

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Mexico. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.