Hwan-do-sang-ǒ vs Greater dodder

Alopias pelagicus compared with Cuscuta europaea

Key Differences

• Hwan-do-sang-ǒ is Endangered while Greater dodder is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hwan-do-sang-ǒ	Greater dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (동물)	Plantae (식물)
Phylum	Chordata (척삭동물)	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)
Class	Chondrichthyes (연골어류)	Magnoliopsida (목련강)
Order	Lamniformes (악상어목)	Solanales (가지목)
Family	Alopiidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Alopias	Cuscuta
Species	Alopias pelagicus	Cuscuta europaea

Conservation Status

Hwan-do-sang-ǒ

EN — Endangered

Greater dodder

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hwan-do-sang-ǒ	Greater dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hwan-do-sang-ǒ

Habitat

Typically found in marine environments from coastal waters to deep ocean.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Taiwan. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its 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).

Hwan-do-sang-ǒ

The Bigeye thresher (Alopias pelagicus) is a species in the genus Alopias. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in marine environments from coastal waters to deep ocean.