Fiveangled dodder vs Mérida Aepeomys

Cuscuta pentagona compared with Aepeomys lugens

Key Differences

• Fiveangled dodder is Not Evaluated while Mérida Aepeomys is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fiveangled dodder	Mérida Aepeomys
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Aepeomys
Species	Cuscuta pentagona	Aepeomys lugens

Conservation Status

Fiveangled dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Mérida Aepeomys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fiveangled dodder	Mérida Aepeomys
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).

Mérida Aepeomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia