Fiveangled dodder vs Giant bandicoot

Cuscuta pentagona compared with Peroryctes broadbenti

Key Differences

• Fiveangled dodder is Not Evaluated while Giant bandicoot is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fiveangled dodder	Giant bandicoot
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Peramelemorphia (Peramelemorphia)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Peramelidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Peroryctes
Species	Cuscuta pentagona	Peroryctes broadbenti

Conservation Status

Fiveangled dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Giant bandicoot

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fiveangled dodder	Giant bandicoot
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).

Giant bandicoot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.