Fiveangled dodder vs Greater Chinese Mole

Cuscuta pentagona compared with Euroscaptor grandis

Key Differences

• Fiveangled dodder is Not Evaluated while Greater Chinese Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fiveangled dodder	Greater Chinese Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Euroscaptor
Species	Cuscuta pentagona	Euroscaptor grandis

Conservation Status

Fiveangled dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Greater Chinese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fiveangled dodder	Greater Chinese Mole
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).

Greater Chinese Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.