Fiveangled dodder vs North African Hedgehog

Cuscuta pentagona compared with Atelerix algirus

Key Differences

• Fiveangled dodder is Not Evaluated while North African Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fiveangled dodder	North African Hedgehog
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Atelerix
Species	Cuscuta pentagona	Atelerix algirus

Conservation Status

Fiveangled dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

North African Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fiveangled dodder	North African Hedgehog
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).

North African Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across France, Malta, and Spain.