Fiveangled dodder vs Mexican prairie dog

Cuscuta pentagona compared with Cynomys mexicanus

Key Differences

• Fiveangled dodder is Not Evaluated while Mexican prairie dog is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fiveangled dodder	Mexican prairie dog
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	Cynomys
Species	Cuscuta pentagona	Cynomys mexicanus

Conservation Status

Fiveangled dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Mexican prairie dog

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fiveangled dodder	Mexican prairie dog
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).

Mexican prairie dog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.