Fiveangled dodder vs Lesser Short-tailed Rat

Cuscuta pentagona compared with Brachyuromys betsileoensis

Key Differences

• Fiveangled dodder is Not Evaluated while Lesser Short-tailed Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fiveangled dodder	Lesser Short-tailed Rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Nesomyidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Brachyuromys
Species	Cuscuta pentagona	Brachyuromys betsileoensis

Conservation Status

Fiveangled dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Lesser Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fiveangled dodder	Lesser Short-tailed Rat
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 Short-tailed Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.