Fiveangled dodder vs New Guinean Quoll

Cuscuta pentagona compared with Dasyurus albopunctatus

Key Differences

Fiveangled dodder is Not Evaluated while New Guinean Quoll is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fiveangled dodder	New Guinean Quoll
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Cuscuta	Dasyurus
Species	Cuscuta pentagona	Dasyurus albopunctatus

Conservation Status

Fiveangled dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

New Guinean Quoll

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fiveangled dodder	New Guinean Quoll
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).