Fiveangled dodder vs Guinean Arvicanthis

Cuscuta pentagona compared with Arvicanthis rufinus

Key Differences

Fiveangled dodder is Not Evaluated while Guinean Arvicanthis is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fiveangled dodder	Guinean Arvicanthis
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	Arvicanthis
Species	Cuscuta pentagona	Arvicanthis rufinus

Conservation Status

Fiveangled dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Guinean Arvicanthis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fiveangled dodder	Guinean Arvicanthis
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).