Cape fox vs Greater dodder

Vulpes chama compared with Cuscuta europaea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Cape fox Greater dodder
Kingdom Animalia (动物界) Plantae (植物)
Phylum Chordata (脊索动物门) Magnoliophyta (木兰植物门)
Class Mammalia (哺乳動物) Magnoliopsida (木兰纲)
Order Carnivora (食肉目) Solanales (茄目)
Family Canidae (Dogs & Wolves) Convolvulaceae
Genus Vulpes (Foxes) Cuscuta
Species Vulpes chama Cuscuta europaea

Conservation Status

Cape fox

LC — Least Concern

Greater dodder

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Cape fox Greater dodder
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Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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).

Cape fox

The Cape fox (Vulpes chama) is a species in the genus Vulpes. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Greater dodder

No description available.

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