Giant dodder vs Lofty Pericote

Cuscuta reflexa compared with Auliscomys sublimis

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

Giant dodder

LC — Least Concern

Lofty Pericote

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant dodder	Lofty Pericote
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.

Lofty Pericote

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.