Fiveangled dodder vs Narrow-striped Mongoose

Cuscuta pentagona compared with Mungotictis decemlineata

Key Differences

Fiveangled dodder is Not Evaluated while Narrow-striped Mongoose is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fiveangled dodder	Narrow-striped Mongoose
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Eupleridae
Genus	Cuscuta	Mungotictis
Species	Cuscuta pentagona	Mungotictis decemlineata

Conservation Status

Fiveangled dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Narrow-striped Mongoose

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fiveangled dodder	Narrow-striped Mongoose
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).