Krot Kavkazskii vs Greater dodder

Talpa caucasica compared with Cuscuta europaea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Krot Kavkazskii	Greater dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (животные)	Plantae (растения)
Phylum	Chordata (хордовые)	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)
Class	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (землеройкообразные)	Solanales (паслёноцветные)
Family	Talpidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Talpa	Cuscuta
Species	Talpa caucasica	Cuscuta europaea

Conservation Status

Krot Kavkazskii

LC — Least Concern

Greater dodder

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Krot Kavkazskii	Greater dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Krot Kavkazskii

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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).

Krot Kavkazskii

The Caucasian Mole (Talpa caucasica) is a species in the genus Talpa. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.