Fiveangled dodder vs Large Japanese Mole

Cuscuta pentagona compared with Mogera wogura

Key Differences

• Fiveangled dodder is Not Evaluated while Large Japanese Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fiveangled dodder	Large Japanese Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Mogera
Species	Cuscuta pentagona	Mogera wogura

Conservation Status

Fiveangled dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Large Japanese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fiveangled dodder	Large Japanese 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).

Large Japanese Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.