East African oryx vs Fiveangled dodder

Oryx beisa compared with Cuscuta pentagona

Key Differences

• East African oryx is Endangered while Fiveangled dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	East African oryx	Fiveangled dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Oryx	Cuscuta
Species	Oryx beisa	Cuscuta pentagona

Conservation Status

East African oryx

EN — Endangered

Fiveangled dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	East African oryx	Fiveangled dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

East African oryx

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fiveangled dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (9 countries), Europe (Norway, Poland, Romania), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Fiji, Micronesia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).