Greater dodder vs Mullah Spiny Mouse

Cuscuta europaea compared with Acomys mullah

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Greater dodder Mullah Spiny Mouse
Kingdom Plantae (plantas) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (cordados)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order Solanales (Solanales) Rodentia (Roedores)
Family Convolvulaceae Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus Cuscuta Acomys
Species Cuscuta europaea Acomys mullah

Conservation Status

Greater dodder

LC — Least Concern

Mullah Spiny Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Greater dodder Mullah Spiny Mouse
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greater dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Bhutan, Turkey), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States).

Mullah Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Greater dodder

No description available.

Mullah Spiny Mouse

No description available.

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