Fiveangled dodder vs Hocicudo-like Akodont

Cuscuta pentagona compared with Akodon mimus

Key Differences

• Fiveangled dodder is Not Evaluated while Hocicudo-like Akodont is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fiveangled dodder	Hocicudo-like Akodont
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Akodon
Species	Cuscuta pentagona	Akodon mimus

Conservation Status

Fiveangled dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Hocicudo-like Akodont

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fiveangled dodder	Hocicudo-like Akodont
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).

Hocicudo-like Akodont

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.