Fiveangled dodder vs Gray’s Sportive Lemur

Cuscuta pentagona compared with Lepilemur dorsalis

Key Differences

• Fiveangled dodder is Not Evaluated while Gray’s Sportive Lemur is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fiveangled dodder	Gray’s Sportive Lemur
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Lepilemuridae
Genus	Cuscuta	Lepilemur
Species	Cuscuta pentagona	Lepilemur dorsalis

Conservation Status

Fiveangled dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fiveangled dodder	Gray’s Sportive Lemur
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).

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.