Altaiskaya pischuha vs Yellow Dodder

Ochotona alpina compared with Cuscuta campestris

Key Differences

• Altaiskaya pischuha is Least Concern while Yellow Dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Altaiskaya pischuha	Yellow Dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (животные)	Plantae (растения)
Phylum	Chordata (хордовые)	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)
Class	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lagomorpha (зайцеобразные)	Solanales (паслёноцветные)
Family	Ochotonidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Ochotona	Cuscuta
Species	Ochotona alpina	Cuscuta campestris

Conservation Status

Altaiskaya pischuha

LC — Least Concern

Yellow Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Altaiskaya pischuha	Yellow Dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Altaiskaya pischuha

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellow Dodder

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (22 countries), Asia (22 countries), Europe (33 countries), North America (Canada), Oceania and the Pacific (Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Samoa), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile).

Altaiskaya pischuha

The Alpine Pika (Ochotona alpina) is a species in the genus Ochotona. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.