Fiveangled dodder vs Northern Akodont

Cuscuta pentagona compared with Necromys urichi

Key Differences

• Fiveangled dodder is Not Evaluated while Northern Akodont is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fiveangled dodder	Northern Akodont
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Necromys
Species	Cuscuta pentagona	Necromys urichi

Conservation Status

Fiveangled dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Northern Akodont

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fiveangled dodder	Northern Akodont
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).

Northern Akodont

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia