American dodder vs Ardilla Gris Oriental

Cuscuta americana compared with Sciurus carolinensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American dodder	Ardilla Gris Oriental
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order	Solanales (ナス目)	Rodentia (ネズミ目)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Cuscuta	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Cuscuta americana	Sciurus carolinensis

Conservation Status

American dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Ardilla Gris Oriental

NE — Not Evaluated

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American dodder	Ardilla Gris Oriental
Diet	—	Omnivore
Average Lifespan	—	6 years
Average Length	—	25 cm
Average Weight	—	500 g

Habitat & Geographic Range

American dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.

Ardilla Gris Oriental

Habitat

Typically found in a wide range of habitat types.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Indonesia), Europe (10 countries), and North America (Mexico, United States).

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.

Ardilla Gris Oriental

ヒガシハイリス（Sciurus carolinensis）は北米東部原産の中型樹上性げっ歯類で、ヨーロッパをはじめ世界各地に移入された外来種である。IUCNレッドリストでは軽度懸念（LC）に分類されており、都市公園や郊外の森林環境への適応力が高く、堅果の埋蔵行動が植物の種子散布に重要な役割を果たしている。英国ではニホンリスを食物競争で駆逐しており、侵略的外来種としても問題視されている。