Fiveangled dodder vs Lesser Egyptian Gerbil

Cuscuta pentagona compared with Gerbillus gerbillus

Key Differences

• Fiveangled dodder is Not Evaluated while Lesser Egyptian Gerbil is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fiveangled dodder	Lesser Egyptian Gerbil
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Cuscuta	Gerbillus
Species	Cuscuta pentagona	Gerbillus gerbillus

Conservation Status

Fiveangled dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Lesser Egyptian Gerbil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fiveangled dodder	Lesser Egyptian Gerbil
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).

Lesser Egyptian Gerbil

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.