Mongolian Vole vs Yellow Dodder

Microtus mongolicus compared with Cuscuta campestris

Key Differences

• Mongolian Vole is Least Concern while Yellow Dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mongolian Vole	Yellow Dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (동물)	Plantae (식물)
Phylum	Chordata (척삭동물)	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)
Class	Mammalia (포유류)	Magnoliopsida (목련강)
Order	Rodentia (설치류)	Solanales (가지목)
Family	Cricetidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Microtus	Cuscuta
Species	Microtus mongolicus	Cuscuta campestris

Conservation Status

Mongolian Vole

LC — Least Concern

Yellow Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mongolian Vole	Yellow Dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mongolian Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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).