Fiveangled dodder vs Northern elephant seal

Cuscuta pentagona compared with Mirounga angustirostris

Key Differences

• Fiveangled dodder is Not Evaluated while Northern elephant seal is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fiveangled dodder	Northern elephant seal
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Phocidae (True Seals)
Genus	Cuscuta	Mirounga
Species	Cuscuta pentagona	Mirounga angustirostris

Conservation Status

Fiveangled dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Northern elephant seal

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fiveangled dodder	Northern elephant seal
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 elephant seal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.