Fiveangled dodder vs Indian Giant Flying Squirrel

Cuscuta pentagona compared with Petaurista philippensis

Key Differences

• Fiveangled dodder is Not Evaluated while Indian Giant Flying Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fiveangled dodder	Indian Giant Flying Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Cuscuta	Petaurista
Species	Cuscuta pentagona	Petaurista philippensis

Conservation Status

Fiveangled dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Indian Giant Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fiveangled dodder	Indian Giant Flying Squirrel
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).

Indian Giant Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.