Fiveangled dodder vs Franciscana

Cuscuta pentagona compared with Pontoporia blainvillei

Key Differences

Fiveangled dodder is Not Evaluated while Franciscana is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fiveangled dodder	Franciscana
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Pontoporiidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Pontoporia
Species	Cuscuta pentagona	Pontoporia blainvillei

Conservation Status

Fiveangled dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Franciscana

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fiveangled dodder	Franciscana
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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).