Greater dodder vs Kodkod

Cuscuta europaea compared with Leopardus guigna

Key Differences

• Greater dodder is Least Concern while Kodkod is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater dodder	Kodkod
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)	Carnivora (ネコ目)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Cuscuta	Leopardus
Species	Cuscuta europaea	Leopardus guigna

Conservation Status

Greater dodder

LC — Least Concern

Kodkod

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater dodder	Kodkod
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).

Kodkod

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.