Mongol'Skaya Polyovka vs Yellow Dodder

Microtus mongolicus compared with Cuscuta campestris

Key Differences

• Mongol'Skaya Polyovka is Least Concern while Yellow Dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mongol'Skaya 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 mongolicus	Cuscuta campestris

Conservation Status

Mongol'Skaya Polyovka

LC — Least Concern

Yellow Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mongol'Skaya Polyovka	Yellow Dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mongol'Skaya 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).