Fiveangled dodder vs North American porcupine

Cuscuta pentagona compared with Erethizon dorsatus

Key Differences

• Fiveangled dodder is Not Evaluated while North American porcupine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fiveangled dodder	North American porcupine
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Erethizontidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Erethizon
Species	Cuscuta pentagona	Erethizon dorsatus

Conservation Status

Fiveangled dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

North American porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fiveangled dodder	North American porcupine
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 American porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States