Greater dodder vs Kozlov’s Pygmy Jerboa

Cuscuta europaea compared with Salpingotus kozlovi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater dodder	Kozlov’s Pygmy Jerboa
Kingdom	Plantae (식물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class	Magnoliopsida (목련강)	Mammalia (포유류)
Order	Solanales (가지목)	Rodentia (설치류)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Dipodidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Salpingotus
Species	Cuscuta europaea	Salpingotus kozlovi

Conservation Status

Greater dodder

LC — Least Concern

Kozlov’s Pygmy Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater dodder	Kozlov’s Pygmy Jerboa
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).

Kozlov’s Pygmy Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.