Zang Tu vs Yellow Dodder

Lepus tibetanus compared with Cuscuta campestris

Key Differences

• Zang Tu is Least Concern while Yellow Dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Zang Tu	Yellow 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	Lagomorpha (兔形目)	Solanales (茄目)
Family	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Lepus	Cuscuta
Species	Lepus tibetanus	Cuscuta campestris

Conservation Status

Zang Tu

LC — Least Concern

Yellow Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Zang Tu	Yellow Dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Zang Tu

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).