Fiveangled dodder vs Hottentot Golden Mole

Cuscuta pentagona compared with Amblysomus hottentotus

Key Differences

Fiveangled dodder is Not Evaluated while Hottentot Golden Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fiveangled dodder	Hottentot Golden Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Chrysochloridae
Genus	Cuscuta	Amblysomus
Species	Cuscuta pentagona	Amblysomus hottentotus

Conservation Status

Fiveangled dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Hottentot Golden Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fiveangled dodder	Hottentot Golden 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).