Afghan Vole vs Giant dodder

Blanfordimys afghanus compared with Cuscuta reflexa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Afghan Vole	Giant dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Roedores)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Cricetidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Blanfordimys	Cuscuta
Species	Blanfordimys afghanus	Cuscuta reflexa

Conservation Status

Afghan Vole

LC — Least Concern

Giant dodder

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Afghan Vole	Giant dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Afghan Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Giant dodder

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Bhutan, Mauritius, and United States.

Afghan Vole

The Afghan Vole (Blanfordimys afghanus) is a species in the genus Blanfordimys. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. This species inhabits Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.