American dodder vs Sauá e boca-d’água

Cuscuta americana compared with Plecturocebus pallescens

Key Differences

• American dodder is Not Evaluated while Sauá e boca-d’água is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American dodder	Sauá e boca-d’água
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Primates (primatas)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Pitheciidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Plecturocebus
Species	Cuscuta americana	Plecturocebus pallescens

Conservation Status

American dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Sauá e boca-d’água

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American dodder	Sauá e boca-d’água
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American dodder

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.

Sauá e boca-d’água

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

American dodder

The American dodder (Cuscuta americana) is a species in the genus Cuscuta. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.