Predkavkazskii Homyak vs Greater dodder

Mesocricetus raddei compared with Cuscuta europaea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Predkavkazskii Homyak	Greater 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	Mesocricetus	Cuscuta
Species	Mesocricetus raddei	Cuscuta europaea

Conservation Status

Predkavkazskii Homyak

LC — Least Concern

Greater dodder

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Predkavkazskii Homyak	Greater dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Predkavkazskii Homyak

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Russia.

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).

Predkavkazskii Homyak

The Ciscaucasian Hamster (Mesocricetus raddei) is a species in the genus Mesocricetus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.