Greater dodder vs Kodkod

Cuscuta europaea compared with Leopardus guigna

Key Differences

• Greater dodder is Least Concern while Kodkod is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater dodder	Kodkod
Kingdom	Plantae (พืช)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Solanales (อันดับมะเขือ)	Carnivora (สัตว์กินเนื้อ)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Cuscuta	Leopardus
Species	Cuscuta europaea	Leopardus guigna

Conservation Status

Greater dodder

LC — Least Concern

Kodkod

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater dodder	Kodkod
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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).

Kodkod

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.