Suslik Daurskii vs Yellow Dodder

Spermophilus dauricus compared with Cuscuta campestris

Key Differences

• Suslik Daurskii is Least Concern while Yellow Dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Suslik Daurskii	Yellow Dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (животные)	Plantae (растения)
Phylum	Chordata (хордовые)	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)
Class	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (грызуны)	Solanales (паслёноцветные)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Spermophilus	Cuscuta
Species	Spermophilus dauricus	Cuscuta campestris

Conservation Status

Suslik Daurskii

LC — Least Concern

Yellow Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Suslik Daurskii	Yellow Dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Suslik Daurskii

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).