Greater dodder vs Nihon Nousagi

Cuscuta europaea compared with Lepus brachyurus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater dodder	Nihon Nousagi
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)	Lagomorpha (ウサギ目)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Cuscuta	Lepus
Species	Cuscuta europaea	Lepus brachyurus

Conservation Status

Greater dodder

LC — Least Concern

Nihon Nousagi

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater dodder	Nihon Nousagi
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).

Nihon Nousagi

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.