Fiveangled dodder vs Menzbier's Marmot

Cuscuta pentagona compared with Marmota menzbieri

Key Differences

• Fiveangled dodder is Not Evaluated while Menzbier's Marmot is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fiveangled dodder	Menzbier's Marmot
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Cuscuta	Marmota
Species	Cuscuta pentagona	Marmota menzbieri

Conservation Status

Fiveangled dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Menzbier's Marmot

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fiveangled dodder	Menzbier's Marmot
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).

Menzbier's Marmot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.