Fiveangled dodder vs Long-tailed Goral

Cuscuta pentagona compared with Naemorhedus caudatus

Key Differences

• Fiveangled dodder is Not Evaluated while Long-tailed Goral is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fiveangled dodder	Long-tailed Goral
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Cuscuta	Naemorhedus
Species	Cuscuta pentagona	Naemorhedus caudatus

Conservation Status

Fiveangled dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Long-tailed Goral

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fiveangled dodder	Long-tailed Goral
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).

Long-tailed Goral

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.