Dagestanskaya Polyovka vs Yellow Dodder

Microtus daghestanicus compared with Cuscuta campestris

Key Differences

• Dagestanskaya Polyovka is Least Concern while Yellow Dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dagestanskaya Polyovka	Yellow Dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (животные)	Plantae (растения)
Phylum	Chordata (хордовые)	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)
Class	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (грызуны)	Solanales (паслёноцветные)
Family	Cricetidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Microtus	Cuscuta
Species	Microtus daghestanicus	Cuscuta campestris

Conservation Status

Dagestanskaya Polyovka

LC — Least Concern

Yellow Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dagestanskaya Polyovka	Yellow Dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dagestanskaya Polyovka

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).

Dagestanskaya Polyovka

The Caucasus Pine Vole (Microtus daghestanicus) is a species in the genus Microtus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.