American dodder vs Vison d'amérique

Cuscuta americana compared with Mustela vison

Taxonomic Classification

Rank American dodder Vison d'amérique
Kingdom Plantae (plante) Animalia (animal)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (mammifères)
Order Solanales (Solanales) Carnivora (carnivores)
Family Convolvulaceae Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus Cuscuta Mustela
Species Cuscuta americana Mustela vison

Conservation Status

American dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Vison d'amérique

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute American dodder Vison d'amérique
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

American dodder

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.

Vison d'amérique

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Mongolia), Europe (9 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Chile, Ecuador).

American dodder

The American dodder (Cuscuta americana) is a species in the genus Cuscuta. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Vison d'amérique

The American mink (Mustela vison) is a species in the genus Mustela. Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland en.

Nature FYI Family

Explore more of the natural world across our sister sites.

Part of the Nature FYI family — FYIPedia