Giant dodder vs Raposa-do-campo

Cuscuta reflexa compared with Lycalopex vetulus

Key Differences

• Giant dodder is Least Concern while Raposa-do-campo is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant dodder	Raposa-do-campo
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Cuscuta	Lycalopex
Species	Cuscuta reflexa	Lycalopex vetulus

Conservation Status

Giant dodder

LC — Least Concern

Raposa-do-campo

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant dodder	Raposa-do-campo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Giant dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Bhutan, Mauritius, and United States.

Raposa-do-campo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.