Fiveangled dodder vs Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Cuscuta pentagona compared with Chiropodomys major

Key Differences

• Fiveangled dodder is Not Evaluated while Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fiveangled dodder	Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Cuscuta	Chiropodomys
Species	Cuscuta pentagona	Chiropodomys major

Conservation Status

Fiveangled dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fiveangled dodder	Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse
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 Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.