Eurasian red squirrel vs Yellow Dodder

Sciurus vulgaris compared with Cuscuta campestris

Key Differences

  • Eurasian red squirrel is Least Concern while Yellow Dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Eurasian red squirrel Yellow Dodder
Kingdom Animalia (動物) Plantae (植物)
Phylum Chordata (脊索動物) Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)
Class Mammalia (哺乳類) Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)
Order Rodentia (ネズミ目) Solanales (ナス目)
Family Sciuridae (Squirrels) Convolvulaceae
Genus Sciurus (Tree Squirrels) Cuscuta
Species Sciurus vulgaris Cuscuta campestris

Conservation Status

Eurasian red squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Yellow Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Eurasian red squirrel Yellow Dodder
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eurasian red squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Asia (Georgia) and Europe (5 countries).

Yellow Dodder

Habitat

Inhabits 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 Africa (22 countries), Asia (22 countries), Europe (33 countries), North America (Canada), Oceania and the Pacific (Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Samoa), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile).

Eurasian red squirrel

キタリス(Sciurus vulgaris)はIUCNレッドリストで軽度懸念(LC)に分類されています。分布域全体にわたって広く生息し、個体数は安定しており、早急な保全上の懸念はありません。

Yellow Dodder

No description available.

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