Dodder Astragalus vs Galapagos sea lion

Astragalus cuscutae compared with Zalophus wollebaeki

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dodder Astragalus	Galapagos sea lion
Kingdom	Plantae (พืช)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Fabales (อันดับถั่ว)	Carnivora (สัตว์กินเนื้อ)
Family	Fabaceae	Otariidae
Genus	Astragalus	Zalophus
Species	Astragalus cuscutae	Zalophus wollebaeki

Conservation Status

Dodder Astragalus

EN — Endangered

Galapagos sea lion

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dodder Astragalus	Galapagos sea lion
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dodder Astragalus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Galapagos sea lion

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.