Iberian Mole vs Yellow Dodder

Talpa occidentalis compared with Cuscuta campestris

Key Differences

• Iberian Mole is Least Concern while Yellow Dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Iberian Mole	Yellow Dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)
Order	Soricomorpha (อันดับตุ่น)	Solanales (อันดับมะเขือ)
Family	Talpidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Talpa	Cuscuta
Species	Talpa occidentalis	Cuscuta campestris

Conservation Status

Iberian Mole

LC — Least Concern

Yellow Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Iberian Mole	Yellow Dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Iberian Mole

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).