Fiveangled dodder vs Golden-mantled Saddle-back Tamarin

Cuscuta pentagona compared with Leontocebus tripartitus

Key Differences

• Fiveangled dodder is Not Evaluated while Golden-mantled Saddle-back Tamarin is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fiveangled dodder	Golden-mantled Saddle-back Tamarin
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Callitrichidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Leontocebus
Species	Cuscuta pentagona	Leontocebus tripartitus

Conservation Status

Fiveangled dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Golden-mantled Saddle-back Tamarin

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fiveangled dodder	Golden-mantled Saddle-back Tamarin
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).

Golden-mantled Saddle-back Tamarin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.