Fiveangled dodder vs Northern Bettong

Cuscuta pentagona compared with Bettongia tropica

Key Differences

• Fiveangled dodder is Not Evaluated while Northern Bettong is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fiveangled dodder	Northern Bettong
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Potoroidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Bettongia
Species	Cuscuta pentagona	Bettongia tropica

Conservation Status

Fiveangled dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Northern Bettong

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fiveangled dodder	Northern Bettong
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 Bettong

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.