Fiveangled dodder vs Japanese Water Shrew

Cuscuta pentagona compared with Chimarrogale platycephalus

Key Differences

Fiveangled dodder is Not Evaluated while Japanese Water Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fiveangled dodder	Japanese Water Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Chimarrogale
Species	Cuscuta pentagona	Chimarrogale platycephalus

Conservation Status

Fiveangled dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Japanese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fiveangled dodder	Japanese Water Shrew
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).