Fiveangled dodder vs Northern Giant Pouched Rat

Cuscuta pentagona compared with Cricetomys gambianus

Key Differences

• Fiveangled dodder is Not Evaluated while Northern Giant Pouched Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fiveangled dodder	Northern Giant Pouched Rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Nesomyidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Cricetomys
Species	Cuscuta pentagona	Cricetomys gambianus

Conservation Status

Fiveangled dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Northern Giant Pouched Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fiveangled dodder	Northern Giant Pouched Rat
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 Giant Pouched Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia